RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

STERIPHARM UK has a range of sterile barrier systems and sterilisation wraps to offer UK Sterile Service customers. The Sterisheet range includes Arjowraps, various tray wrap ranges designed to meet the needs of Sterile Service departments.

NANOCLAVE will be showing its NHS-ready germicidal light decontamination cabinet. The Nanoclave Cabinet is said to effectively decontaminate all non-invasive medical equipment and electronic devices.

All Sterrad sterilisation systems from ASP use low-temperature, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma technology to safely and effectively sterilise a wide range of instruments.

The comprehensive range of healthcare products from ROBINSON HEALTHCARE has been designed for optimum infection prevention.

CRAVEN SOLUTIONS has been manufacturing specialised storage and handling solutions for the healthcare industry for 60 years, specialising in affordable, practical and hygienic storage solutions.

MIELE PROFESSIONAL has recently introduced the PG 85 generation of machines. The PG 8528 washer-disinfector is said to offer added-value for central and decentralised processing of large volumes of instruments, greater cleaning capacity and better process reliability and economy.

MMM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UK will be demonstrating products from its decontamination equipment range, including sterilisers for solid and porous loads, with capacities from 300 to 5,000 litres.

THE GETINGE GROUP are providers of equipment that has been developed for effective cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation in infection control applications.

3M is committed to offering the healthcare community a variety of innovative solutions, based on its diversified technologies.

STERIS will be showing the Amsco Envister steam steriliser, a versatile, rapid and costeffective steam sterilisation system that is available in a range of chamber sizes and configurations to match a variety of workflow and throughput needs.

KIMBERLY-CLARK delivers a range of healthcare solutions, supported by inservice training, clinical research and education.

The SolidSafe system, from ECOLAB, offers a system for the automated reprocessing of surgical instruments.

CATERHAM SURGICAL SUPPLIES will have available on its stand a new decontamination catalogue which includes details of a range of cleaning brushes for general and endoscopic cleaning, testing materials, tip protectors, container locking tags and trays.

WESTFIELD MEDICAL is a UK-based manufacturer of single-use sterilisation barrier products developed to meet NHS requirements.

YORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES is a UK distributor for surgical instrument manufacturers such as Stille, Medicon, Heinz Waldrich, Dufner and Thompson Surgical.

AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES provides an independent service and validation solution for multi-manufacturer decontamination equipment. All works undertaken by the company are compliant to relevant HTM’s.

At the Infection Prevention Society’s annual conference, held in Bournemouth, the risk of infection posed by sharps injury was high on the agenda. While many healthcare workers are aware of the standard precautions they should be taking, in order to prevent the risk of blood borne infections, ensuring consistent adherence with prevention measures remains a serious challenge.

IPS 2011 offered an insight into infection control in paediatrics – highlighting a variety of key issues, including the need to tailor prevention strategies to target children and neonates.

CAREFUSION understands that infection prevention is the key to reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). The company helps customers to improve patient care by working in close partnership with hospitals to protect both the operating team and patients through the provision of clinically proven infection prevention products.

BBraun medical have recently been successful in providing Prontoderm Foam and Nasal Gel direct to the community through FP10. BBraun’s products can now be found under section 9A Bacterial decolonisation products.