RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

The TRUMPF OR light TruLight 5000 has received the Good Design Award 2009 in the medical category, from the American architecture and design museum.

Team-working between theatre teams and sterile services will be crucial to meet the challenges ahead in decontamination, particularly in view of proposed changes to the way instruments will be managed. Speakers at the IDSc conference argued that better co-operation, increased training and more stringent process control are crucial to raising standards and ensuring patient safety. LOUISE FRAMPTON reports.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE, a manufacturer of surgical gloves, has launched a non-latex, double gloving solution – the new Biogel PI Indicator Underglove – which helps to protect against latex protein allergies, as well as blood-borne viruses.

INVATEC has launched its latest selfexpanding peripheral stent system, Maris Plus. The Maris Plus stent has a “lesionspecific” design with larger sizes to meet the clinical requirements of the iliac region.

ROCHE has announced the launch of the Elecsys Troponin T high sensitive (TnT hs) assay, for use on Cobas and Modular Analytics serum work areas, in the UK and Ireland.

3M has added models 3200 and 3100 to its range of Littmann electronic stethoscopes. Benefits include: 24 x sound amplification to assist in hearing faint heart, lung or body sounds; and patented ambient noise reduction technology, which acoustically cancels out an average of 85% of distracting background noise.

ETHICON, a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical, has announced the launch of the Proceed Ventral Patch, the latest addition to its family of hernia products. The umbilical hernia repair device is indicated for use in umbilical, epigastric, small ventral and trocar site hernias.

NUMAC is now incorporated within the technical support division of LANCER. Jointly, they provide a full range of independent professional services – including maintenance, validation and testing to meet current specialist requirements for decontamination and sterilisation equipment used within the NHS, independent healthcare, laboratory and pharmaceutical environments.

A new concept in eye and respiratory protection has been developed by JSP that solves the problem of incompatible safety eyewear and disposable masks, which can compromise wearer comfort and protection levels.

Difficil-S is a new low cost, two-part broad spectrum daily disinfectant. Available from the CK Consumables division of the CK GROUP, Difficil-S achieves a similar high level bacteria kill rate to sodium hypochlorite bleaches (5 log reduction at 10,000 ppm) but without any of the adverse effects of product related fumes and damage to surfaces.

Two new studies presented at the the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery congress show that KIMBERLY CLARK HEALTHCARE’s InteguSeal microbial sealant has reduced the rate of surgical site infections at two hospitals in Europe.

The benefits of local therapeutic warming as a physical therapy are well established, and include the reduction of pain, improved perfusion and relaxing of muscles.

INTERSURGICAL has announced the arrival of the InterFlow CPAP flow generator to complement the existing range of Intersurgical products for CPAP therapy.

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a growing concern in modern hospital environments. Many recent studies document that it is possible to significantly reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia by performing basic patient hygiene.

In response to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) requirement of no extra adhesive labels on blood bags, UK-based BRENMOOR has launched a product that instantly solves the issues raised by the MHRA, as well as helping to remove the risk of identification errors.

A potentially life-saving solution to narrowing coronary arteries has been launched by B. BRAUN MEDICAL. The drug-delivering balloon, called SeQuent Please, is a new treatment option with significant benefits.

YORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES now supplies the new Bolling Mitral Valve Retractor System, from retractor specialist Thompson Surgical Instruments.

Two new sterile rotational biocides are available to complement the Stericlean denatured ethanol and isopropyl alcohol sprays, from HELAPET.

ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS has launched a new release of its premium portable ultrasound system to address the needs of a wide range of applications including radiology, vascular, women’s health, emergency medicine, regional anesthesia, and critical care.