RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

K-MED will be launching its range of CareBag bedpan liners, which are suitable for all applications – including emergencies, long-term stays, surgery, obstetrics, orthopedics, oncology, dialysis, maternity, ambulatory and home care.

ETHICON Products, Advanced Sterilisation Products and Ethicon Biosurgery, will be promoting a campaign of “one infection is one too many,” at AfPP, with the launch of a new concept to assist infection prevention and control – called the “Halo” effect.

Shivering after surgery is a common and unpleasant experience. Hypothermia increases the risk of surgical complications including infections and blood loss.

The new LANCER Vac-a-Scope system gives a quick and easy method of packaging endoscopes ready for safe and aseptic transportation and/or prolonged storage for up to 21 days.

AIR SAFETY manufactures an extensive range of air filters for use in medical devices – ranging from anaesthesia to spirometry. For theatres, the Eco range includes filters, HMEs and HMEFs for adult, neonatal and paediatric use.

SENDAL has over 20 years of experience in the manufacture and design of sterile disposable products. By supplying direct from the in-house manufacturer, overheads are reduced so that the company can offer higher quality and more choice at lower costs.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE provides products and solutions to deliver operating theatre efficiency.

BES DECON, a division of BES REHAB, has joined with CISA SpA to set up a new company for the manufacture and distribution of new SSD test indicators, called BIOTAK.

OPHARDT HYGIENE, with the assistance of Papworth Hospital, has designed its Touchless Dispenser for use in areas where total hand hygiene is essential such as operating theatres, ICUs and isolation units.

UNIPLEX UK is a Sheffield based surgical instrument maker manufacturing standard and bespoke instrumentation from traditional materials – including brass and stainless steel.

CAREFUSION helps customers to measurably 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.

Adherence to the principles of asepsis is the foundation of surgical site infection prevention. It is critical to minimise a patient’s exposure to bacterial contamination from the surrounding environment to reduce the risk of healthcareassociated infection.

STARKSTROM has announced a new addition to its product range for 2010, the Scandia Operating Table, a premium specification operating table suitable for a wide range of surgery – including bariatric (350 Kg weight capacity), lithotomy and elective orthopaedics.

G&N MEDICAL specialises in products that increase staff and patient safety as well as improving patient outcomes, while reducing costs. The popular Saphena Medical Anti- Embolism stocking range will be on show at AFPP.

Flexislide, from MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, is a single patient-use lateral transfer sheet which is ideal for many departments across the hospital.

Operating theatre equipment manufacturer, ANETIC AID, will be exhibiting the QA4 Surgery Trolley System, which includes attachments for a variety of surgical specialisms. Also on display will be its flagship QA3 patient trolley.

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.

Exhibiting at this year’s AfPP exhibition, FLEXICARE specialises in the supply of devices for airway management, resuscitation, anaesthesia, and oxygen therapy.

BD DIAGNOSTICS, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of the BD Innova Preanalytical Automated Microbiology Specimen Processor, and the BD Max Automated Molecular Diagnostic System and the BD Max GBS Assay.

Visitors to VERNACARE’s IPS stand will preview the company’s new single-use bedpan and pulp support stand which combine patient comfort with significant advances in infection prevention.