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Fiberoptic Headlight
February 19, 2008 10:01 am | Bfw, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe High Beam TriLens fiberoptic surgical headlight provides an adjustable spot that covers twice the area as other headlights in its class. The High Beam is equipped with a 4.75-mm cable that contains approximately 9,000 fiberoptic strands, yet the cable remains lightweight because of a unique Opaque Blue durable and subtle sheath.
Major Surgical Lighting System
February 19, 2008 10:01 am | Getinge Usa, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe MAQUET PowerLED Major Surgical Lighting System is designed to enhance the comfort of the surgical team especially during lengthy procedures. Unlike halogen lighting, LED illumination emits virtually no infrared or heat. The PowerLED delivers 30,000 hours of illumination and requires no focusing or manual lighting adjustments.
Surgical Gowns with Fluid Contamination Protection
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsSecure-Fit is a patented technology designed to protect caregivers from fluid contamination that can result from glove slip-down during surgery. Caregivers can feel confident that they are wearing a surgical gown with Secure-Fit because of its visually distinctive deep blue coloration on sleeve of select the company’s ULTRA Non-Reinforced and MICROCOOL surgical gowns.
Fluid Impervious Isolation Gowns
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Tronex Healthcare | Product Releases | CommentsThe Tronex PE Coated, Fluid Impervious Isolation Gowns are hand sewn with meticulous craftsmanship and care to ensure a high strength and durability. They feature fitted knit cuffs, a full back and ties at the neck and waist. The gowns’ polyethylene coating provides fluid impervious protection while the unique combination of highly breathable and comfortable non-woven materials assures exceptional softness with lightweight protection.
Latex-Free Surgical Gowns
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Precept Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPrecept™ Surgical Gowns are designed to provide superior performance under a wide range of conditions. Chosen for both comfort and protective qualities, materials used include UltraGard™ SMS and Dupont™ Softesse® medical fabric. These latex-free surgical gowns feature adjustable hook and loop neck closures, top-side arm seams and generous sizing.
Surgical Gowns
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Dupont Medical Fabrics | Product Releases | CommentsGowns made with DuPont™ Suprel® fabric provide both comfort and protection. This innovative fabric, born from a composite technology, combines a high level of protection with a silky smooth texture that glides easily without catching or grabbing, providing greater freedom of movement. Gowns made from DuPont Suprel are available from Medline Industries, Inc.
Breathable Surgical Gown
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsSmartGown surgical gowns deliver the highest level of protection as well as a responsive membrane to help keep users cool and comfortable throughout the longest procedures. The gowns incorporate an innovative breathable, impervious fabric that not only allows water vapor to escape, but responds to increasing temperatures by increasing the amount of water vapor it allows to escape.
Disposable Barrier Gowns
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Polyconversions, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPolyWear™ Personal Protective Disposable Gowns are made of a linear low polyethylene film and feature an full-length open back design incorporating a tear-away feature for quick and easy removal. A contoured thumb loop secures gown sleeves under the employee’s protective glove. One-piece construction with a single heat-sealed seam behind its sleeves reduces the potential for “pass-through” of fluids and other contaminants.
Lightweight Mesh
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Mast Biosurgery Usa | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned by surgeons to be super lightweight, yet strong, SL Mesh Super Lightweight features a proprietary weave that creates an interstitial pore size of 100 microns, which encourages fibroblasts to invade the mesh resulting in more mature collagen than standard meshes. Surgeons will appreciate the soft edges and the isotropic elasticity that allows SL Mesh to conform to natural tissue contours, increasing patient comfort and reducing pain.
Tissue Repair Mesh
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Cook Surgical | Product Releases | CommentsCook Surgisis Biodesign is an innovative technology for tissue repair that incorporates the best attributes of a biologic graft and a synthetic mesh. Designed to adapt to the body’s unique anatomy, the mesh allows the body to naturally restore itself after surgery or treatment. Cook Surgisis derives from small intestinal submucosa and provides long-term strength, resistance to infection and natural tissue regeneration.
Laparoscopic Electrodes
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMEGADYNE has applied their innovative design and technology to Laparoscopic surgery. The result is the E-Z Clean® Resposable Laparoscopic Electrodes featuring Disposable E-Z Clean MegaTIPs® and Reusable Indicator Shafts®. These instruments provide excellent dissection and coagulation for a variety of laparoscopic applications, rendering surgical procedures cleaner, faster and safer.
Electrosurgical Unit for Transurethral Resection
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe AUTOCON® II 400 electrosurgical unit (ESU) is equipped for both bipolar and monopolar output, allowing surgeons to perform transurethral resection in either mode. The specially modulated C-Cut modes result in less bleeding and provide reproducible coagulation current and high cutting efficiency, reducing the need for subsequent coagulation.
Disposable Suction Coagulators
February 19, 2008 9:58 am | Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsIdeal for ear, nose and throat procedures, MEGADYNE’s disposable suction coagulators feature large, ergonomic handles to maximize comfort, efficiency, safety and ease of use. The suction coagulators are available in French sizes 8, 10 and 12 to better enable the surgeon to correctly match the coagulator to the size of the patient’s anatomy and surgical procedure being performed.
Instrument Tip Protectors
February 19, 2008 9:57 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Surgical now offers an assortment package of surgical instrument tip protectors. The assortment includes many sizes and colors and can be used for general instruments, verres needles and laparoscopic instruments. These tip protectors are completely latex-free. Many patterns are available that can be reordered individually and are available in vented and non-vented styles.
Point-of-Care Creatinine Monitoring System
February 19, 2008 9:57 am | Nova Biomedical | Product Releases | CommentsThe Nova StatSensor™ Creatinine handheld creatinine monitoring system enables simple, rapid and accurate assessment of renal function by finger prick capillary blood sampling at the point of care. Incorporating the patented Multi-Well™ test strip technology the system allows creatinine to be measured with a simple 30 second test in the emergency department, radiology, oncology, or other point-of-care areas where renal function must be assessed.
