RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The Optitherm thermostatic tap from HORNE includes a variety of features that help to prevent the spread of infection including facilitating good management of the water system.

SCHÜLKE will be presenting the winners of its 2012 Hand Hygiene awards with their trophies at IPS on its exhibition stand. The awards aim to recognise and reward hand hygiene initiatives that ‘go the extra mile’.

Initial results from a multi-site, Department of Defense-funded clinical trial in the US have demonstrated that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms result in a greater than 40% reduction in the risk of acquiring a hospital infection.

GAMA HEALTHCARE, with its brand Clinell, is proud to partner with Clorox – a trusted brand name in the US healthcare market. Clinell Clorox Chlorine Wipes harness the same technology and efficacy as Clorox Germicidal Wipes, a chlorine wipe that is widely used in US hospitals to help prevent the spread of C. difficile.

BIOQUELL’s bio-decontamination technology utilises a vapour-phase method of distributing a powerful sterilant in the form of hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV).

HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY has recently expanded its range of Exflow Ultra Clean Ventilation Canopies with the addition of a screenless model – the Exflow Evolution.

A leading name in medical supplies nationwide, HENLEYS MEDICAL has over 60 years’ experience with a product range encompassing the needs of almost all hospital departments.

The U GROUP has recently added a 65 litre front door opening sackholder to its range. The new sackholder is based on the existing 65 litre fixed bodied unit with the same base footprint.

Hygiene solutions company, SEALED AIR’S DIVERSEY BUSINESS offers process recommendations and products to help customers arm themselves against infections.

Endoscope reprocessing specialist, WASSENBURG MEDICAL DEVICES B.V. has unveiled a strategic alliance with endoscope supplier PENTAX Europe. The Netherlandsbased company is a leader in the field of endoscope reprocessing.

PALL MEDICAL provides a diverse range of filtration membranes to the healthcare market for critical contamination control.

SYNERGY HEALTH has announced the launch of the new economy and eco-friendly Synergy Health Essentials Washcloth. The single-use, dry cleansing wipe is part of the company’s new value range of patient hygiene products, aimed at saving both money and the environment.

Bedpan macerators are used in nearly all UK hospitals as the preferred bedpan handling method.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE, one of the world’s leading providers of single-use surgical products, has launched Barrier EasyWarm, a new active self-warming blanket. Barrier EasyWarm is an innovative yet uncomplicated product for perioperative patient warming that is currently being introduced to hospitals.

SCHMITZ AND SÖHNE, based in Wickede and Bönen, Germany, has received a ‘red dot’ award for product design – a sought-after seal of quality with international recognition.

A new device that destroys syringe needles immediately after use, rendering them harmless, has been launched. Available through VLA HEALTHCARE, the Sharps Terminator destroys the needle shaft in a single-handed action, leaving the user with only the plastic syringe.

Correct positioning is crucial for patient wellbeing. Not only does it increase the comfort of the patient during a surgical procedure and post-operatively, it also minimises the risk of nerve and tissue damage.

VYGON has added Bionector TKO and the Curos Port Protector to its Bionector range to help healthcare workers in the fight against catheter occlusion and CRBSIs. Bionector TKO combines needle-free access with an anti-reflux valve to eliminate catheter tip reflux and make catheter occlusion a thing of the past.

Wardray Premise has been appointed as the UK and Ireland Distributor for the TOF Watch. The TOF Watch series offers an accurate and reliable method of objective acceleromyographic (AMG) monitoring of neuromuscular blockade that overcomes the limitations of subjective monitoring.

The focus for UK MEDICAL at this year’s DDF meeting will be on its comprehensive Ella range of gastrointestinal stents that includes technologies such as the BD biodegradable oesophageal stent and Danis stent for bleeding oesophageal varices, along with oesophageal, biliary, colonic and pyloroduodenal SEMS.