RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

According to CARDINAL HEALTH, the planning and implementation of an effective latex allergy risk management strategy can be daunting. Effective risk management requires a “consistent commitment” of time, resource and funding.

INDITHERM MEDICAL says it has revolutionised patient warming, using its patented flexible polymer technology.

MDM MEDICAL provides specialist single-use surgical products and high specification power systems to operating theatres in 300 NHS and private hospitals.

Operating theatre equipment specialist ANETIC AID is launching Version 2 of the QA4 Powered (P) Day Surgery System at this year’s AfPP Exhibition.

VIGARD is an expanding company specialising in the supply of disposable surgical visors.

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SYSTEMS says it is a market leader in the design, manufacture, supply and service of water purification systems.

ETHICON, a division of JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, recognises the significant impact of surgical site infections (SSIs) in the healthcare environment.

GRAHAME GARDNER’S uniform range for theatre staff has grown significantly since last year’s AfPP exhibition.

TRUMPF MEDICAL SYSTEMS continues to supply state-of-the-art pendant solutions, operating tables and operating lights.

VACSAX, manufacturers and distributors of the VacSax and GelSax range of suction liners will be launching its new disposable suction liner system at this year’s AfPP exhibition.

Visit JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENTATION LTD (JRI) to learn more about the Furlong Hemiarthroplasty range, with uncemented and cemented options available.

There is a growing concern with the issue of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the implications it can have for hospitalised patients. Up to one in a 1,000 people develop bloods clots in their veins every year and an estimated 60,000 people die from this condition every year in the UK alone.

The Little Sister washer-disinfector from ESCHMANN has a disinfection cycle time of just 35 minutes.

YORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES introduces the new WaterBoom quiet floor suction strip from Colby, the most effective way to stop the flow of fluid waste on the operating theatre floor.

Every day, surgeons perform critical and delicate operations and so demand the highest quality, most reliable surgical blades available.

SWANN-MORTON, founded and based in Sheffield, says it is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of surgical blades, scalpels and handles to the health industry.

P3 MEDICAL will be exhibiting at Harrogate for the first time.

At AfPP 2006, DRÄGER MEDICAL will be presenting its Sola Video System, Primus Anaesthesia Workstation, Stella OR light and Movita Pendant.

Recent cost-analysis figures show that Lancer’s latest Endoscope Dryer and Storage Cabinet, the Fibro-Dryer FD8, can pay for itself in little over a year (or less) just by the enormous saving on disinfectant.

ARJO has added a new bathing system, suitable for organisations which are particularly budget conscious, to its range.

TMC, provider of global corporate communications, has launched The Messaging Centre, a powerful web-based SMS (Short Message Service) platform designed to enhance communications and continuity within public sector healthcare departments, private GP practices, dental surgeries, and other areas of activity.