Impressive Instrument Management
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe V Mueller® brand IMPRESS® instrument management system from Cardinal Health is a fully-integrated, real-time, web-based instrument management solution for hospitals and surgery centers. Features of the system include: The management of instrumentation investment throughout the entire process of care, including decontamination, assembly, sterilization and in the OR.
LISTED UNDER: Instrument Management SystemsInstrument 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 ProductsAward-Winning Keyboard
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Advanced Input Systems | Product Releases | CommentsA flat design that can be quickly cleaned in place with hospital-grade disinfectants. The ability for users to touch-type with excellent tactile key response to swiftly document care. An alert system that reminds users to clean the keyboard at regular intervals and provides backlit keys for use in low-light areas.
LISTED UNDER: Computer EquipmentOn 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 revenueand 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 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 ProductsTissue And Implant Module
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | 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 ProductsMobile Keyboard With Reverse-Side Touchpad
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Econo-Keys | Product Releases | CommentsEcono-Keys introduces the EK-76-TP, a mobile keyboard with a touchpad on the reverse side. According to the company, the keyboard exhibits: Functionality of a full-sized touchpad with left- and right-click capabilities. A ultra-compact case ideal for mobility. Fully-sealed to IP67 standards for resistance to dirt, dust and water.
LISTED UNDER: Computer EquipmentRugged, Mobile Clinical Assistant
April 20, 2009 5:42 am | Gammatech Computer Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsGammaTech Computer Corporation introduces the new, fully-rugged, compact DURABOOK MT10 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) model with Intel® Health technology, developed for healthcare professionals who work in highly-mobile environments. According to the company, the Durabook MT10 features: Compliance with military standards to withstand a drop from 4 ft.
LISTED UNDER: Computer EquipmentHospital Deploys Patient-Aware Operating Room Technology
April 6, 2009 8:30 am | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | News | CommentsNew patient safety system reinforces adherence to safety protocols and helps eliminate never events CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) — Apr. 06, 2009-- The new Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital has become the first to deploy the Patient-Aware Operating Room (PAOR), a new patient safety system from LiveData and KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America.
LISTED UNDER: Case Management SoftwareIntegrated 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 EquipmentInventory Management Solutions
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Stanley Innerspace | Product Releases | CommentsThe SpaceTRAX® and SpaceTRAX® plus RFID real-time inventory management solutions are now available to more than 2,300 Amerinet healthcare customers. SpaceTRAX helps hospitals reduce their clinical inventory levels, proactively manage expirations and recalls and increase charge capture. The system can also interface with a hospital's business systems, providing additional savings by streamlining processes and reducing errors.
LISTED UNDER: Inventory Management SoftwareMobile Clinical Assistant
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsToday Advantech launches the MICA-101, a 10.4-inch fanless mobile clinical assistant (MCA) that allows clinicians to do their jobs while on the move and better enhances the quality of patient care. The MICA-101, based on the Intel® MCA reference architecture, is Advantech's first product to support this new category of mobile computing solutions for healthcare.
LISTED UNDER: Case Management SoftwareIntegrated HD Vision System
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Pointe Conception Medical | Product Releases | CommentsHD visualization is now within the reach of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Physicians offices. PC Medical provides complete visualization solutions with the addition of its LightRay HD 300 Xenon Light source and LightRay HD telescopes. The company's EndoHub is a HD vision system that integrates still image and video capture directly into the camera architecture and incorporates a touchscreen camera system that can be integrated directly into a network for image/video archiving, storage and integration into EMR systems.
LISTED UNDER: Case Management SoftwareCritical Care Data Management Solution
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Picis | Product Releases | CommentsPicis eView for Critical Care Manager, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, provides an enhanced view of clinical data on ICU patients anytime and anywhere. The eView allows clinical data and indicators for a population of patients to be viewed through a web browser. When more detailed patient data is needed, clinicians can drill down to obtain a comprehensive patient summary presented in an easily readable display.
LISTED UNDER: Critical Care Information SystemsIntegrated OR Solutions
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Olympus | Product Releases | CommentsOlympus systems' integration solutions start with HD ALPHA O.R., which allows real time access, display and transmission of clinical data and high-definition images. Centralized control enables the operation of EVIS EXERA II surgical and peripheral equipment from within the sterile field. Tele-surgery conferencing can be used by surgeons who wish to collaborate with colleagues during minimally invasive surgery cases, such as Colonoscopy, Upper GI Endoscopy and Laparoscopy, without delay.
LISTED UNDER: OR Control Systems

