Environmental Monitoring Guide
June 23, 2009 11:34 am | Dickson Company | Product Releases | CommentsA comprehensive technical guide on environmental monitoring, "Hospital Environmental Monitoring—What You Need to Know About Critical Storage Regulations, Liabilities, Audits, Instrument Selection and Cost Controls" is available from Dickson Company . The guide includes reviews and summaries of: The regulatory landscape.
LISTED UNDER: Co<->2<-> MonitorsNatural Color Reproduction, Improved Differentiation
June 23, 2009 11:34 am | Toshiba Teli America , Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsToshiba Teli America, Inc. offers the T24MSA001-MD medical-grade 24" LCD color widescreen monitor. The monitor features: Full HD (1080p) resolution for natural reproduction of video images and a high level of differentiation. 800:1 contrast. 500cd/m2 brightness. Picture-in-picture functionality.
LISTED UNDER: MonitorsMidnight Black Stethoscope
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Gf Health Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGF Health Products, Inc. introduces a new addition to its line of stethoscopes, the Labtron® Deluxe Spraque-Rappaport Type Professional Stethoscope in Midnight Black. Features include: 5 interchangeable black chestpieces (2 diaphragms, 3 bells) facilitates the detection of high, medium and low frequency sounds.
LISTED UNDER: StethoscopesHD Monitor
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Conmed Linvatec | Product Releases | CommentsConmed Linvatec offers the VP4726/F High Definition Monitor. Features of the new monitor include: A 26" medical grade monitor. 16:9 aspect ratio. HD 1080p picture quality. Availability with or without fiber optic input. Full HD and digital compatibility.
LISTED UNDER: MonitorsTemperature Data Logger
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Dickson Company | Product Releases | CommentsDickson Company introduces its new stainless steel case data loggers that monitor temperatures in any hot or wet surgical treatment or storage areas. These new Takes-the-Heat—Watertight Temperature Data Loggers (HT 200) and Piercing Probe Models (HT 220/HT 225)—feature: Watertight, food grade, HACCP and FDA-compliant stainless steel cases.
LISTED UNDER: Temperature MonitorsThermal Plastics for Molded Cable Assemblies
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Bioconnect, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBioconnect uses Santoprene as a primary molding material and outer insulation material in all of their standard ECG products. Santoprene is a thermal plastic compound that is processed in much the same way as any type of plastic. The difference is that Santoprene possesses the same levels of flexibility and durability that are commonly found with natural rubber compounds.
LISTED UNDER: EEG UnitsImproving the View in Your Operating Room
January 23, 2009 7:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsIt wasn't all that long ago that the primary purpose of video screens or display systems in the operating room was simply to show the information and measurements gathered or registered be the arsenal of patient monitoring devices used in any given procedure. While video screens and display systems still play this very important part in the modern OR, they now have a far more important role; one that has developed out of and grown along with the recent shift toward minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
LISTED UNDER: MonitorsDisposable Cable & Lead Wires System
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCovidien in now offering the Kendall™ DL Disposable Cable and Lead Wire System. The use of new lead wires for every patient at every admission, every time helps avoid the possibility of infection during ECG monitoring. The Kendall™ DL Disposable Cable and Lead Wire System helps to reduce the risk of cross contamination, lead wire disconnection (pop-off) and electromagnetic interference.
LISTED UNDER: ElectrodesPalm Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
December 16, 2008 9:36 am | Graham-Field Health Products | Product Releases | CommentsThe Labtron? Palm Aneroid Sphygmomanometer is highly visible with a bright orange color, making it ideal for use by EMS or other emergency personnel. This sphygmomanometer features a durable, aluminum manometer; a large, easy-to-read 65-mm dial and an integral latex-free, ribbed inflation bulb with dust filter.
LISTED UNDER: SphygmomanometersBlood Pressure Cuff Barrier
December 16, 2008 9:36 am | Tidi Products, Llc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis new Blood Pressure Cuff Barrier is 100-percent effective against bacteria pass-through. The self-adhering barrier is easy to use and covers a patient's upper arm prior to the application of any aneroid blood pressure cuff. Made of a soft, absorbent tissue and backed with a polyethylene film, the barrier offers leak-proof resistance to fluids.
LISTED UNDER: BP CuffsMedical-Grade LCD Display
November 12, 2008 12:13 pm | Sony Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe LMD-3250MD 32-inch LCD medical-grade widescreen display with full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution is designed for endoscopic, surgical reference and educational applications. Providing enhanced side-by-side image display, the new HD LCD supports simultaneous viewing of multiple modalities and maximizes use of the available screen real estate to significantly expand image size.
LISTED UNDER: MonitorsWireless Patient Monitoring System
October 13, 2008 11:21 am | Ge Healthcare | Product Releases | CommentsApexPro FH provides a large-capacity wireless patient monitoring system with significant protection from signal interference and dropout. The system uses a bi-directional, frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum infrastructure, allowing it to "hop around" the frequency spectrum to help prevent interference.
LISTED UNDER: Remote Monitoring SystemsBrain Function Monitor
October 13, 2008 11:21 am | Hospira, Inc., | Product Releases | CommentsThe SEDLine™ Brain-Function Monitoring System is an easy-to-use brain-function monitor, or EEG (electroencephalogram), that measures the effects of anesthesia and sedation by analyzing a patient's brain activity during medical procedures. Through Hospira's unique four-channel sensor placed on the patient's forehead and temple area, SEDLine monitors multiple parts of the brain to compute a proprietary measurement called the Patient State Index or PSI.
LISTED UNDER: EEG UnitsContinuous Patient Temperature Monitor
October 13, 2008 11:21 am | Rg Medical Diagnostics | Product Releases | CommentsThe DataTherm II is a compact, dual-scale, continuous temperature monitor that displays a current temperature reading every four seconds. It is designed with adjustable high and low audible and visual temperature alarms to alert the clinicians when the temperature exceeds or falls below the user set temperature range.
LISTED UNDER: Temperature MonitorsGlucose Test Strips
October 13, 2008 11:21 am | Nova Biomedical | Product Releases | CommentsThe StatStrip™ Glucose Test Strip for bedside glucose testing incorporates a patented strip technology that uses four measuring wells. Current glucose strips use only a single well. Nova’s Multi-Well™ system measures and corrects hematocrit interference as well as interferences from acetaminophen (Tylenol), uric acid, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), maltose, galactose, xylose and lactose.
LISTED UNDER: Blood Glucose Monitors
