RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

OLYMPUS will be showcasing the very latest innovations available for endoscopy at BSG, and will also be sponsoring the evening symposia “‘Back to the future’ – meeting the rising demand for endoscopy from an endoscopist’s point of view”.

WASSENBURG is a global specialist in flexible endoscope reprocessing and has been dedicated to the design and manufacture of Endoscope Washer Disinfectors and Dryer/Storage cabinets for more than 30 years.

MEDISAFE’s new and improved Hemoclip offers a 360 degree rotation designed for haemostasis.

PARTNERS FOR ENDOSCOPY will showcase an irrigation system which ensures 100% sterile water, endoscopes giving 360-degree vision and innovative new scope storage systems.

Participating at this year’s BSG meeting for the very first time, ENTERAL UK is a leading supplier of enteral feeding devices.

Helicobacter TestINFAIis a breath test for direct, non-invasive detection of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

CANTEL MEDICAL is a leading global company providing innovative solutions at every step of an endoscope’s journey, from procedure room products and bedside pre-cleaning, through to disinfection and validated storage, protecting staff, assets and patients from infection and risk.

Workwear provider, GRAHAME GARDNER, has unveiled an innovative new range of garments, bringing uniform design together with the latest in sportswear technology. The Leicester-based firm has launched its ‘Advance’ collection in response to increasing demand from businesses for more customisable and contemporary uniforms that provide increased comfort and resilience.

At the recent Tissue Viability Society conference in Cardiff, TALLEY launched its new product literature and an interactive, tablet based, interface pressure educational Applet. The new brochure focuses on the top of the range Quattro Therapy Mattress Systems and it highlights the clinical benefits these products can offer healthcare providers who are actively seeking to reduce their pressure ulcer incidence.

Faecal calprotectin (fCAL) has become an increasingly important biomarker for in vitro diagnostic detection of gut inflammation. It enables clinicians to make initial diagnostic predictions without the need for invasive and costly endoscopies. With the advent of NICE diagnostics guidance [DG11], the demand for faecal calprotectin testing has risen significantly.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced that it obtained the CE mark in the UK and Europe for a next-generation blood separation technology that is designed to enhance sample quality, improve laboratory efficiency and reduce laboratory turnaround time. BD Vacutainer Barricor tube is a single-use, plastic evacuated tube used to collect, separate, transport and process venous blood specimens to obtain high-quality plasma for in vitro diagnostic use.

Applications are now open for the next intake in September of Eastwood Park’s hospital engineering degrees. There are three degrees: Foundation Degree in Hospital Engineering; Foundation Degree in Medical Equipment Technologies and a BSc (Hons) Management of Healthcare Engineering Technologies & Facilities. (The hospital engineering degree incorporates multi engineering disciplines: decontamination; medical gases; HVAC; water hygiene; fire; electrical; estates.)

Rigel Medical has introduced an upgraded version of its dedicated tester for the in-service and post-repair safety testing of medical electronic devices in line with the standards required by IEC 62353.

Rigel has introduced a new handheld safety analyser for the routine electrical testing of basic medical and laboratory equipment. The new Rigel SafeTest 60 is a compact, robust and reliable safety analyser that is particularly well suited to high volume testing demands, with a simple colour coded user interface, push button operation and the fast step-through of test routines.

DELTA MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL is a new, dynamic business founded and run by people with decades of experience with medical devices and consumables.

TheTEALTask Force is a fast response service to deliver high quality hot water hand washing facilities on a next working day basis.

Zipit Wireless, a US provider of critical communication solutions and ATUS SYSTEMS, a UK provider of paging and lone worker systems, have announced an exclusive UK partnership to bring the cutting-edge, Zipit critical messaging platform to the UK.

WARDRAY PREMISE is the distributor of the TOF Watch in the UK & Ireland, which offers an accurate and reliable method of objective acceleromyographic (AMG) monitoring of neuromuscular blockade.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has selected newly designed VernaChair commode chairs from VERNACAREfor its three district general hospitals and other acute and community hospitals across North Wales.

KARL STORZhas installed the UK’s first IP platform OR1 at Spire Parkway – the OR1 Fusion. Downtime in hospitals is expensive and, with the OR1 Fusion native IP platform, an integrated theatre, complete with dual stream capture and routing, can be installed over the weekend using existing or new industry standard structured cabling.