RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

RADIOMETER’s range of point-of-care (POC) analysers – the ABL800 FLEX, the ABL90 FLEX and the AQT90 FLEX – have helped pathology services at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust to meet diagnostic testing demands in remote locations.

HORIBA will be highlighting its new interactive laboratory configuration application. Visitors to the stand can discuss how the company can assist with their training needs through a bespoke e-learning and Quality Slide Programme.

ABBOTT POINT OF CARE is committed to meeting its customers’ distinct needs with complete solutions through innovative point-of-care technology, process improvements, and best-in-practice services that meet the highest quality standards.

Since 1897, BD has been committed to providing high quality products to the healthcare industry. In recent years BD has joined with BD Kiestra to provide a microbiology solution that is tailored to suit individual requirements.

GENMED GROUP provides vendor independent, flexible, scalable managed services to the NHS. As prime contractor, it provides a full choice of appropriate suppliers, equipment and services.

The ATLAS io point-of-care platform provides clinicians and healthcare professionals with an accurate, actionable test result in around 30 minutes. Atlas’s initial focus is on sexually transmitted infections where the io platform allows clinicians to make informed treatment decisions in a single patient visit to a clinic, improving patient outcomes and reducing the spread of infection.

CEPHEID will be showcasing the latest developments in molecular diagnostics. Visitors to the Cepheid stand will be offered a glimpse at the future of molecular diagnostics with the GeneXpert Infinity-48s workstation.

The single use skin laryngoscope handle from TIMESCO HEALTHCARE is believed to be the World’s only fully enclosed single-use handle to work with kinetic, dry cell and rechargeable power sources, offering protection from cross infection.

WARDRAY’s X-ray protective clothing range includes traditional aprons and top and kilts. Garments are offered in a range of lead equivalents, and come in a wide range of sizes and lengths to ensure a comfortable fit.

Affordable, professional and reliable, Bridge’s versatile temperature probes can be used for oral, nasal or rectal introduction, with features that can offer some advantages:

STARKSTROM recently completed work on its element of a major refurbishment of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Leeds General Infirmary.

ETHICON’s Biopatch has been included in the NHS Catalogue of Potential Innovations.

As part of the drive to reduce needle-stick injury, HELAPET has introduced NeedleSafe II – a safe, easy-to-use solution for the uncapping and re-capping of needles.

Suppliers of surgical textiles, PROTEX and BDF have combined their skills and expertise to unveil a new look.

State-of-the-art lighting and electrical protection systems, supplied and commissioned by BENDER UK, are enhancing the performance of the new £300,000 ultra clean-air theatre for carrying out orthopaedic implant surgery at Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness.

SMITHS MEDICAL has launched a new edition of its CADD-Solis pain management system in the UK – version 3.0.

As part of the drive to reduce needle-stick injury, HELAPET has introduced NeedleSafe II – a safe, easy-to-use solution for the uncapping and re-capping of needles.

Frequently-touched surfaces can be a vector of infection in healthcare environments, so hospitals worldwide are installing surfaces made from copper and copper alloys that benefit from the metal’s inherent antimicrobial activity.

Available from AMITY INTERNATIONAL, airdecon 200 is a Whole Room Decontamination System (WRDS), providing professionals with an effective, fast means of infection prevention and control.

Most sharps injuries can be prevented and there is a legal requirement on employers to take steps to prevent healthcare staff being exposed to sharps injuries.