RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The all-in-one BARD Comprehensive Care Foley Tray, that provides all the essential items required for a catheterisation or recatheterisation procedure, is now available with the Bardex I.C anti-infective Foley catheter. The catheter, with Bacti-Guard silver alloy coating, helps reduce CAUTIs by more than a third and its advantages are supported by a wide range of clinical studies.

MedICUs Tissue Viability is a PC-based data collection system for tissue viability teams that allows users to analyse the effectiveness of care and patient outcomes.

ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICALS is a speciality pharmaceutical company committed to dermatology and applied skincare.

The New Kendall AMD antimicrobial adhesive dressings from COVIDIEN are said to offer three solutions with one dressing, as it is designed to manage bacteria, moisture and friction.

COLOPLAST produces a range of advanced wound dressings and products for all types of chronic and acute wounds. Biatain Silicone is its latest dressing, developed for exuding wounds, and this is said to combine the gentleness of a silicone adhesive with the absorbency, fit and flexibility of Biatain foam.

Wound Infection presents a challenge to those in the wound healing field and it is important that practitioners keep abreast of new developments, such as the Suprasorb X+PHMB dressing which is available from ACTIVA.

Medihoney is part of a range of advanced woundcare dressings developed and produced by DERMASCIENCES. It is made from 100% sterile Leptospermum (Manuka) Honey which provides proven antimicrobial, debriding and total wound healing properties,

THE BRITISH LYMPHOLOGY SOCIETY (BLS) is a registered charity founded over 25 years ago. It brings together a wide range of health care professionals who treat lymphoedema.

ADVANCIS MEDICAL is a UK-based company offering a choice of dressings to promote progressive and acceptable healing throughout all phases of the wound healing process. These include Activon medical Manuka honey.

ARJOHUNTLEIGH will be demonstrating its Nimbus Professional pressure redistributing mattress, featuring wound valve technology.

KAROMED specialises in supplying both the NHS and Private sectors of healthcare with a wide range of specialist pressure care products and services.

SYNERGY HEALTH has welcomed the National Audit Office report highlighting that NHS hospitals are wasting an estimated £500 million per year on basic supplies.

The “Challenge” clinical study is believed to be a first for dressings, says URGO. It included 187 patients presenting with venous leg ulcers and compared the UrgoStart foam dressing with the protease inhibitor NOSF (previously known as UrgoCell Start TLC) to a neutral foam dressing without NOSF.

MEDI is a manufacturer of RAL medical compression garments for the treatment and prevention of, and recurrence of leg ulcers, and venous disease, and treatment of lymphoedema.

BSN MEDICAL is a medical devices company offering product and therapy solutions to clinicians and patients in the area of advanced wound care. Cutimed Sorbact, for example, is said to be the only range of dressings coated with DACC that can reduce the bacterial load.

As a supplier of appliances in the ostomy, urology and wound care markets, BULLEN HEALTHCARE is able to provide niche appliances and services designed to meet specific patient and clinician needs.

T&R DERMA is the recently formed dermatology division of Thornton & Ross which provides a wide range of dermatology products designed for patients with eczema and dry skin conditions.

ENVIRODERM SERVICES will be demonstrating instrumentation for skin condition analysis, including the Wheelsbridge Tissue Viability Imager, a digital camera and software combination that is able to generate sub-surface, high resolution images showing, for example, the relative density of dermal red blood cells.

TYPHARM is a UK-based company that markets a range of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of a variety of skin conditions.

A manufacturer and provider of therapeutic surfaces, electric profiling bed frames and patient handling devices, HILL-ROM will be showcasing the ClinActiv+MCM mattress replacement system.