RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

MEDITRAX’s EndoTrax, electronic traceability system for endoscopes is user-friendly and meets all requirements of traceability within HTM 01-06. EndoTrax is availability as a single or multi-department solution.

The Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) assumes an active and broad role in the quality assurance of endoscopy training and services across the UK.

The Infection Prevention Technologies division at STERIS has appointed David Campbell as the new senior marketing manager for high temperature and sterility assurance products in Europe.

The Evolution Controlled-Release Stent System reflects COOK MEDICAL’s continued commitment to pioneering important innovations in stent delivery and performance that can impact the quality of patient care.

Well known for its automated endoscope reprocessors, prolonged scope storage cabinets and transport baskets, LANCER also provides connectors, detergents, disinfectants, technical support and training.

The experience and technical expertise of two major players in the washer disinfector market have been combined, through the creation of a new company, following the acquisition of Dawmed International by the Dutch-based group WASSENBURG & CO.

As an independent family-owned company, DR FALK PHARMA focuses on improving patient outcomes through a dual approach:

In the current economic downturn it is vital to control costs and water treatment is a key area. ELGA PROCESS WATER’s new AQUAservice Star package offers a solution.

MERCK SERONO GASTROENTEROLOGY offers an extensive range of high quality enteral feeding tube devices, which are designed not only to meet all of your clinical requirements, but also provide maximum patient comfort, flexibility and simplicity.

For over 30 years RUHOF has been dedicated to researching, developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art products to ensure the complete decontamination of endoscopes and surgical instruments.

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE and VERTEC SCIENTIFIC have announced a distribution partnership that will see Vertec exclusively market the X Class range of ultrasound systems in the markets of

A PVC wall cladding system containing BIOCOTE silver ion antimicrobial technology is now available for installation in hospital wards from ADVANCED HYGIENIC CONTRACTING.

SIC now has a range of robust general-purpose trolleys and video trolleys available.

CHEMVIRON’s carbon cloth division has recently developed a series of products which, when tested by the UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA), have been proven to be both antiviral and virucidal.

LIFETEC MEDICAL LIMITED (LifeTec) has taken over full distribution rights for Nihon Kohden diagnostic ECG machines and patient monitoring products within England and Wales.

Vaccines and some cytotoxic drugs can be rendered ineffective or lose efficacy if they are stored above 8°C. Traditional methods of cold chain management rely on data loggers and time consuming manual recording of temperatures.

BEDFORD SHELVING has played a key role in the redevelopment of the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, London.

A pioneering new use for tissue “glue” is saving the lives of children suffering from a rare brain disorder. Histoacryl, developed by B. BRAUN MEDICAL was initially developed for use in A&E units as a fast, effective alternative to traditional stitches for minor cuts, and is now widely used for surgical purposes.

JOHNSON DIVERSEY’s Softcare Med H5 is an alcohol-based hand rub with a combination of Propan-1-ol, Propan-2-ol, glycerine and cellulose thickener, for optimum antimicrobial activity, skin care, compliance with standards and safety in use.

PLINTH 2000 has introduced an innovative bariatric trolley with a safe working load (SWL) of 320 kg (50 stone), which is designed to reduce unnecessary patient handling and minimise the risk of client or carer injuries.