RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

TRUMPF MEDICAL SYSTEMS has worked with Intuitive Surgical, the company behind the da Vinci robotic system, to develop the TruSystem 7000dV – a table that meets the specific needs of robot-assisted and minimally invasive surgery.

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust has chosen MCKESSON Imaging and Workflow Solutions to deliver a fully integrated radiology solution, including McKesson’s web based radiology PACS system and Healthcare Software Systems CRIS. The PACS / RIS solution will also be implemented with McKesson StudyShare and QICS workflow solutions.

As sole UK distributor, PARTNERS FOR ENDOSCOPY will be showcasing the Antigermix range. Using UV light, this range can fully disinfect the entirety of a TOE probe in a maximum of 300 seconds. This has been proven by microbiological tests in both clean and dirty conditions carried out by University Hospital Birmingham Laboratory.

AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES provides a range of specialist services for multimanufacturer decontamination equipment for all major UK, European and US brands. Working with Audere Medical Services eliminates the need to call out individual manufacturers.

3M is committed to providing the healthcare community with innovative solutions, based on its diversified technologies. 3M’s Sterilisation Assurance Programme is a comprehensive approach to sterilisation monitoring of procedures and methods.

As a major supplier to the NHS and private healthcare sector, GUARDIAN SURGICAL recognises that the highest possible standards of infection control are essential. The company offers a comprehensive range of single and multi-use surgical drapes, gowns and tray wraps, offering standard and bespoke products to meet exacting requirements.

Exhibiting at IDSc 2014, THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL is a must read for sterile services departments seeking the latest information on best practice, research, current techniques and breakthroughs. Educational articles on decontamination are regularly included in the magazine and there will be extensive post-show coverage of the IDSc conference.

HALYARD HEALTH is a medical technology company focused on preventing infection, eliminating pain and speeding recovery. Halyard’s clinically-superior products and remarkable service help to advance health and healthcare worldwide. Formerly part of Kimberly-Clark, Halyard became an independent company on 1 November 2014.

HSS offers high quality instrument decontamination and sterilisation services for reusable medical and surgical devices used in operating theatres, wards and clinics across both NHS acute hospitals and the private sector.

HEALTH EDGE specialises in the provision of computerised and manual tracking and traceability systems, quality audit trails, consumables and bespoke labels to the health sector. Health Edge is ISO 9001 accredited.

AMITY INTERNATIONAL’s Scope-Flush Pro automates the manual flushing phase for all flexible scopes. It guarantees to flush all channels no matter the size. The technology ensures even the elevator channel is flushed. Scope-Flush Pro pulses fluid at a pressure that is non-damaging but creates a physical cleaning action. It even has technology that senses if the pressure rises, guaranteeing that no damage can occur. Each channel is flushed and then purged independently, ensuring standards are surpassed.

NEWGATE is known across the UK, Ireland and New Zealand for its GS1 standard Nexus sterile services and theatre management systems which provide full tracking, traceability and costing.

The cost pressures to the NHS for repair and replacement of surgical devices is significant. RENOVA provides reverse engineering technology and model specific parts manufacture to significantly extend device and instrument longevity within many NHS and private sector hospitals across the UK.

Traceability and compliance is becoming increasingly important in the medical world to ensure patient safety, especially for CSSDs who need to comply with ISO 11607-2 and other similar standards. HENDERSON BIOMEDICAL can offer a range of services to ensure you meet the standards expected of your CSSD.

Available from GETINGE, Vac-a-Scope is a bench-top vacuum packing system, utilising protective load carriers, and Sentinel is a free-standing gas packing system, utilising any commercially available transport trolley – providing protected and prolonged storage and transportation.

MEDICAL INNOVATIONS GROUP offers 100 days validated storage of GI endoscopes. The SureStore endoscope storage and transportation system conditions endoscopes directly from the endoscope washer disinfector, negating the need for air drying of the scope prior to storage. The design of SureStore provides a ‘patient ready’ packaged endoscope in just five minutes.

DREAMTEC’s iMonitor product eliminates paperwork from the decontamination process by moving machine reports into the Cloud. Users can avoid the cost and inconvenience of paper storage by viewing machine reports online in PDF format. iMonitor is an independent software data archiving system, designed to facilitate users saving costs on the printing, review, management and storage of machine records. iMonitor works with autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic units.

A British manufacturer and repairer of high quality surgical instruments and orthopaedic implants, SURGICAL HOLDINGS is launching a new premier repair service with a five-year instrument repair guarantee.

Medstor from MAILBOX is proving a reliable partner for storage and logistics systems for the transportation of instruments and medical and surgical consumables. Its package offers ‘a two touch system’ from its Manchester manufacturing facility, plus the very latest ranges from Europe, resulting in choice of specification and flexibility of pricing.

MIELE PROFESSIONAL manufactures a complete range of decontamination equipment, including washer-disinfectors, sterilisers and trolley washers. Its washer disinfector range starts at a 60 cm under bench model for dentistry, to large scale 18 DIN pass through models for the CSSD. The company can now also offer a validated reprocessing system for robotic surgery instruments.