RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The Zeus Anaesthesia system from DRÄGER MEDICAL is a customised solution for paediatric and newborn anaesthesia that exerts expanded, automatic control of all anaesthesia gases.

RADIOMETER’s new blood gas analysis system uses a mix of automation, information and sampler technology to help ensure correct sample and patient identification, increase operator safety and reduce time spent on blood gas testing.

INTELICOAT has launched an advanced polyurethane (PU) thin film for use in consumer wound care products and operating theatre incise drapes.

SONOSITE has announced the UK launch of its MicroMaxx ultrasound system, the company’s third generation hand-carried product.

With acute trauma treatment a major focus for many UK Trusts, SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS has introduced a new concept for streamlining the workflow for treating trauma patients within hospitals.

Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced a new mobile C-arm, the Arcadis Orbic, with intra-operative 3D imaging capabilities to generate 3D images directly in the operating room (OR). This C-arm raises the bar for intra-operative 3D imaging and navigation, making surgical interventions more precise.

The new Somatom Spirit from Siemens Medical Solutions is a compact multislice CT scanner that was launched at UKRC in Manchester to enable the cost-effective strategy of local CT. The company is pursuing a strategy to meet both the targets set and the latest clinical guidelines for patients presenting with head trauma or related symptoms. The concept of local CT is to provide an enhanced patient service for routine studies due to the scanner’s proximity to the patient source, whether that is A&E, ITU or specialist clinics.

In a unique collaboration, Tristel and Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) are combining the popular Tristel sterilising wipe and the Karl Storz 11101 RP1 nasendoscope to take the pressure off busy ENT outpatient departments.

Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham has launched a UK first in association with Lauffenmuhle and Wearwell. New uniforms have been designed exclusively for Queen’s using a unique colour-coding system throughout the centre, with eight different colours to distinguish the departments. The colours feature on the uniforms as epaulettes on blue/white striped dresses or tunics worn with navy trousers, these colours will help staff to be identified easily.

Granton, producer of a wide range of products for medical, dental and other healthcare markets, has recently invested heavily in a new state-of-the-art medical packaging plant.

Ansell Healthcare Europe has announced the launch of HydraSoft, an innovative hydrating coating technology for surgical gloves. Designed to retain moisture and rehydrate users’ skin during use, HydraSoft has been specifically developed for surgeons’ hands, to help maintain the skin’s natural barrier function.

A durable and intuitive motion control system designed by Cambridge Consultants to withstand harsh use – and even accidental abuse – is helping the Diagnostics Division of Bayer HealthCare to introduce greater simplicity of operation in point-of-care urine analysis.

Medtronic has received CE Mark approval for the commercial sale of the Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent with the rapid exchange delivery system in European Union member countries, including the UK and Ireland, where the new medical device is manufactured. The Endeavor system – the first cobalt alloy platform on the drug-eluting stent (DES) market – offers best in class deliverability, excellent clinical results and a strong patient safety profile.

Gambro Hospal claims to have the answer to the continued high incidence of needlestick injuries in the healthcare arena. The company’s new “special protected” Plume SP fistula needles have an in-built system to protect users from needlestick injuries. They are increasingly popular among informed renal units.

Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust is the first hospital in the UK to offer the new silver alloy coated Foley catheter which can help to dramatically reduce healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) as a first line treatment option in all departments.

In order to support the growing number of vertebroplasty procedures taking place, Summit Medical has added to its range of bone cement mixing products in the form of the Minimix LV and a precision delivery syringe.

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS has introduced two new 'X-class' ultrasound platforms, the ACUSON X500 and ACUSON X300. Both systems have a new ergonomic design and combine this with fully-featured performance and innovative features normally found only on premium systems.

QUOTIENT DIAGNOSTICS has launched the Quo-Test Point-of-Care System which marks a new phase in diabetes testing.

DRÄGER MEDICAL has introduced the Infinity CentralStation, which gathers and displays information from Infinity bedside monitors and Infinity telemetry monitors for up to 32 patients. Clinicians can easily access alarms, real-time waveforms and parameters, respiratory and ventilator information, and laboratory values.

Safe and economical emptying and disposal of vials, ampoules and small bottles is made easier with a range of equipment designed by BALCAN ENGINEERING.