Instrument Detection System
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Meddetect, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMedDetect Inc. introduces the MD-2000 Surgical Instrument Detection System designed to pinpoint and detect surgical instruments lost in soiled linen and waste bags. According to the company, the MD-2000 Electro-magnetic Detector functions as an insurance back-up to a hospital's surgical instrument tracking system, with hospitals purchasing the MD-2000 having demonstrated considerable savings in their lost instrument replacement budget.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsOn The Right Track
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | by Amanda McGowan | Surgical Information Systems | Product Releases | CommentsThe SIS Trax system manages tissue throughout its lifecycle, helping to prevent patient safety errors and optimize the hospital's bottom line. The operating room is nearly every hospital's biggest source of revenue—and its most costly department. Along with using expensive surgical instruments and resources on a daily basis, OR professionals are handling expensive pieces of inventory in the form of surgical tissue.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsTissue And Implant Module
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Cardinal Health | Product Releases | CommentsThe Pyxis ProcedureStation™ system with Tissue and Implant module from Cardinal Health helps increase patient safety, streamline hospital workflow and increase compliance with Joint Commission standards for managing tissue, biologics and other implantables. According to the company, the product offers: Tracking of tissue and biologics from the receiving dock through patient implantation or disposal.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsIntegrated Tracking and Compliance
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Omnicell | Product Releases | CommentsOmnicell, Inc. introduces its Omnicell Tissue Center solution that, with the latest release of Omnicell OptiFlex™ 10.0 advanced supply chain management software, helps hospitals increase efficiency of tissue tracking processes and comply with regulations and recommendations by the Joint Commission and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsIntegrated OR Communication System
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Skytron | Product Releases | CommentsSkytron's SkyVision Hybrid System, powered by GDM, is engineered to make the complex world of OR Communications simple, seamless and intuitive. The SkyVision Hybrid System is vendor neutral, capable of handling any standard video source or high definition digital signal and is routable to any medical grade LCD display.
LISTED UNDER: Communications EquipmentPatient Monitoring System for Stretchers
February 17, 2009 6:05 am | Hoana Medical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe LifeGurney™ Patient Vigilance System transforms any patient stretcher into an untethered tracking, assessment and alert system for both cardiac and respiratory functions. Like its sister product, the LifeBed™, the LifeGurney tracks a patient's heart and respiratory rate, as well as bed exit attempts, and notifies the nursing team immediately if the patient begins to deteriorate.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Tracking ProductsPaging System for Healthcare Facilities
December 16, 2008 9:36 am | Interpage L.P. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Enterprise 101 paging software for medical practitioners' offices enables clients to send pre-defined or custom alphanumeric messages to an individual pager or groups of pagers within two seconds. Messages can be sent to pagers on the fly or on a scheduled basis. All messages sent are stored with a date and time stamp to address HIPAA compliance issues thereby eliminating the need for annoying overhead paging.
LISTED UNDER: Paging SystemsNEW! Mini Cart by InnerSpace
November 12, 2008 12:13 pm | Innerspace Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Mini Cart by InnerSpace® is specifically designed for patient rooms, exam rooms and under counter or "cubby" areas where space is limited. Full extension metal drawers accept InnerSpace plastic trays and adjustable dividers, and the cart is equipped with 3" full swivel, heavy-duty plate casters and a central key lock.
LISTED UNDER: Nurse Call SystemsVideo Conferencing System
November 12, 2008 12:13 pm | Sony Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe Sony PCS-XG80 Video Communications System is a HD video conferencing system supporting advanced l080i (1920 x 1080) image resolution and a high frame rate of 60 fields per second. Enabling lifelike, interactive broadcast of surgical procedures, patient consultations and educational sessions, this video communications system is an easy, cost-effective way to connect clinicians across the enterprise as well as in remote locations through real-time video and live interactive dialog.
LISTED UNDER: Communications Equipment"Time Out" Onscreen Verification Checklist
November 12, 2008 12:13 pm | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe KARL STORZ OR1® Timeout Verification feature is a vital tool for complying with the Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) universal protocol to help ensure that surgical teams perform the correct procedure at the correct anatomical site on the correct patient. The protocol requires a "timeout" immediately before a procedure to enable the entire surgical team to actively verify and document key parameters.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Tracking ProductsNurse Documentation Stations
July 14, 2008 8:15 am | Innerspace Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsDatel® nurse documentation stations are designed to house audio video, data storage and communications equipment that is required for an integrated operating suite. Various manufacturers’ electronic equipment can be accommodated, along with the flexibility of adding cabinets and accessories to meet specific needs.
LISTED UNDER: Nurse Call SystemsSurgical Sponge RFID Tracking System
May 19, 2008 10:22 am | Cardinal Health | Product Releases | CommentsCardinal Health has reached an agreement to distribute ClearCount’s patented SmartSponge™ system as part of its Presource® surgical kits and as a stand alone offering. The sponges are permanently affixed with passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags that are smaller than a dime.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsInstrument Management Solutions
May 15, 2008 6:33 am | Steris Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Instrument Management Solution from STERIS allows users to manage reprocessing cycles down to the instrument level. The system provides detailed, accurate information and control over marked instruments as they move through the reprocessing cycle. Instrument Management Solution controls count sheets, manages trays and employs barcodes to allow management of individual instruments.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsSurgical Disposables Detection System
June 11, 2007 11:50 am | Medline Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsRF-Detect is a patented surgical disposable detection system for surgical gauze, towels and sponges. A sterile radio frequency chip, (the size of a grain of rice) is embedded in the surgical disposables. With the RF Detect system, a patented Blair-Port wand is waved over the patient accurately alerting the user when an RF-tagged surgical disposable remains in the patient before surgical closing procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Equipment Tracking ProductsIP-Based Visual Communications System
June 11, 2007 11:50 am | Sony Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe high-definition IP-based IPELA® visual communications system broadcasts intricate procedures from the Operating Room to conference attendees in full HD resolution at 1080i over a standard Ethernet connection. The HD technology allows physicians to remotely share images at levels of precise detail, clarity and resolution not possible with standard definition, from individual blood vessels in a surgical video to the granular details of a pathology slide.
LISTED UNDER: Communications Equipment
