I.V. PRODUCTS
IV Clear
January 14, 2013 10:02 am | by Covalon Technologies | Covalon Technologies Ltd. | Product Releases | CommentsThe IV Clear from Covalon Technologies is an an antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing designed for securing vascular intravenous access devices. It offers the comfort of skin-friendly silicone adhesive technology with the advanced antimicrobial protection of two gold-standard antimicrobial agents – chlorhexidine and silver.
LISTED UNDER: Compression Dressings | I.V. DressingsSafety Shield
October 19, 2012 6:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsAnsell Sandel Medical Solutions has introduced the SANDEL Safety Shield, an innovative needlestick barrier designed to reduce accidental injuries caused by drawing medication from a vial. The Safety Shield provides a protective barrier between the needle and the hand holding the vial, reducing the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens for healthcare workers.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsCaps Line
October 9, 2012 7:00 am | Key Surgical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsKey Surgical offers and expanded line of instrument protection products. Key Surgical now carries eleven lines of Instrument Tip Caps with close to 200 options to fit most instrument protection needs. Features include expanded sizes of self-retaining retractor caps, Airflow caps that prevent potential suction effect and caps specific for skin hooks.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsReCap-It
September 14, 2012 7:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Ansell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC ReCap-It™ was designed to help prevent accidental needlesticks and provide healthcare professionals with a safe way to recap syringes using a one-handed technique. It positions and holds the syringe cap at an angle offering a simple, safe alternative to the “scoop” method.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsG-Sleeve
September 11, 2012 5:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsPatient Safety Gear, Inc. has introduced the G-sleeve, designed to eliminate the risk of potential injury when treating mastectomy, lumpectomy with lymph node removal and dialysis. The G-sleeve is an alerting tool used to signal that there is to be no blood draws, blood pressure or intravenous on the patient.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsSaf-T Cube Needle Holder
January 24, 2012 5:23 am | Qosina | Product Releases | CommentsThe Qosina Saf-T Cube Needle Holder No.12135 is made of EVA and Polypropylene and features a double sided adhesive, which ensures stability of the needle holder. This disposable Saf-T Cube Needle Holder may be used for all gauge needles and engages with a single handed technique. Use of this needle holder could reduce the risk of injury from needle sticks and avoids hand carrying of the needle.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsK-Shield Advantage Winged Blood Collection Set
October 10, 2011 6:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsKawasumi Laboratories America announces the availability of the performance enhanced K-Shield® Advantage Winged Blood Collection Set. The K-Shield Advantage is designed to eliminate accidental needlestick injuries suffered by nurses and other medical practitioners by allowing them to safely, easily cover the needle in a protective sheath with one hand as it is withdrawn from the patient.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsHigh Alert Line Tracing Labels
October 7, 2011 6:18 am | Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLine Tracing Labels from Medi-Dose/EPS make it easy to label and trace IV lines for any medication in any setting (hospital, home, clinic). Pharmacy simply places the entire label on an IV infusion container. When the medication is administered at the bedside, nursing applies one line label to each end of the tubing.
LISTED UNDER: I.V. ConnectorsLarge-Volume Flexible I.V. Container
June 14, 2011 5:39 am | Hospira, Inc., | Product Releases | CommentsHospira’s VisIV™ container is the first environmentally responsible large-volume flexible I.V. container to feature a full line of sizes without an overwrap, and the product also offers patient and caregiver safety benefits, such as sterile, virtually impenetrable medication additive port tubes and a flanged port design to help protect against needlesticks.
LISTED UNDER: I.V. Solution ContainersPremium Safety Needle System
April 22, 2011 6:01 am | Medpro, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP) introduces the VACUETTE® PREMIUM Safety Needle System Tube-Touch. The patented technology offers health care professionals the safety of a blood sample collection product with a truly passive needlestick prevention feature. The Tube-Touch design has a safety mechanism that automatically activates through normal use, with no additional step by the user.
LISTED UNDER: Needlestick Prevention ProductsPortable Or Mobile Vacuum Pump
April 8, 2011 6:00 am | Medela Medical Technology | Product Releases | CommentsMedela Healthcare offers the Basic 30 Portable or Mobile medical vacuum pump. Applications for this pump are in aspiration and for endoscopy. This pump is used during surgery or at the patient’s bedside and is also used in the ER and OR.
LISTED UNDER: Ambulatory Infusion PumpsPortable IV Pole
January 14, 2011 4:42 am | Medicus Health | Product Releases | CommentsMedicus Health’s new portable IV pole with a collapsible base is a sturdy, cost effective, quality alternative to the traditional heavy steel IV poles that's easy to maneuver and store. According to the company, features include: Lightweight telescoping pole quickly twist locks into place to hold IV bags steady but can be retracted to 36"L x 6"W x 6"H storage dimension for convenient handling and easy storage Inexpensive pole enables you to offer single patient use and alleviates the hassle and cost of pick-ups, shipping and storage Great for emergency applications such as EMS because it's quick and easy to lock into place without the hassle of assembling each piece like other portable pole versions Holds maximum of two IV bags and supports infusion pumps Telescoping pole with dual hooks extends to a maximum height of 6 ft.
LISTED UNDER: I.V. Holders/PolesNo Touch Transfer System
January 3, 2011 5:35 am | Berchtold Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsBERCHTOLD Corporation introduces an automated No Touch Transfer System, NTTS, which facilitates movement of a patient’s IV equipment and fluids throughout a hospital facility. The NTTS utilizes the lifting and lowering mechanisms of the hospital bed or boom to transfer an integrated IV pole between locations without the need for manual movement of equipment or fluids.
LISTED UNDER: I.V. ConnectorsSteerable Neurovascular Guidewire
July 13, 2010 7:15 am | Codman | Product Releases | CommentsCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. (Codman) introduces the NEUROSCOUT™ 14 Steerable Guidewire, a newly developed steerable guidewire that facilitates the placement of diagnostic or therapeutic catheters within the neurovasculature. Neurovascular guidewires are placed inside catheters, flexible tubes that are used to carry coils or stents to treat conditions such as aneurysms and cerebral arteriovenous malformations, the two leading causes of hemorrhagic stroke.
LISTED UNDER: NeedlesBendable Armboard
July 2, 2010 7:21 am | Dale Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDale Medical Products offers a bendable armboard that can be custom shaped to fit a patient's specific wrist positioning needs. The Dale® Bendable ArmBoard for stabilizing and securing IV and arterial lines can be bent and re-shaped and has a soft, padded cover for comfortably holding a patent's wrist in any desired position.
LISTED UNDER: Arm Boards
