Body Smart Solutions® Positioning Products
January 11, 2010 6:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsAction Products, Inc.’s Body Smart Solutions® are premier viscoelastic polymer positioning products for a green OR. According to the company, the clinically-proven pads and positioners help hospitals to accomplish their green goals. The company’s domestically made, exclusive Akton® polymer is a reusable product that will cut down on waste caused by disposable positioning products in the OR.
LISTED UNDER: O.R. Table PadsForced-Air Warming Gown Offers Full Coverage
December 1, 2009 2:31 pm | Arizant Healthcare Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDecember 16, 2009 The new Bair Paws Flex™ gown from Arizant Healthcare fully covers patients and also warms them before, during and after surgery with “forced-air warming”—a warmed stream of air flowing through the garment’s inserts. It can also help hospitals easily comply with a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) patient warming quality measure that went into effect on October 1 that could eventually result in millions more surgical patients being warmed each year.
LISTED UNDER: Warming UnitsLithotripter With Highline Imaging
November 4, 2009 6:27 am | Dornier Medtech America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDornier MedTech introduces the Compact Delta II UIMS with highline imaging system. According to the company, features include: Improved image quality and better image detail obtained with the 1k x 1k resolution that not only provides accurate localization potentially reducing exposure and treatment time by eliminating repeat images due to compromised quality, but also enhances imaging for endourological applications.
LISTED UNDER: LithotriptersKeep Patients Normothermic, Reduce Nosocomial Pathogens
October 6, 2009 6:59 am | Arizant Healthcare Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsArizant Healthcare, Inc. introduces the Ranger Irrigation Fluid Warming System. The irrigation system offers the high-volume delivery of warmed fluids required during demanding procedures while providing true temperature control - eliminating the potential cool down of fluid bags removed hours earlier from the warmer.
LISTED UNDER: Warming UnitsPediatric OR Tabletop, Accessories
September 30, 2009 6:25 am | TRUMPF | Product Releases | CommentsTRUMPF Medical Systems’ Pediatric OR tabletop and accessories are designed for children up to 3’ 4” in height and weighing a maximum of 176 lbs to provide the surgeon access to the surgical site. Features include: A separate extension plate that can be added at the foot end to extend the table length for taller children.
LISTED UNDER: O.R. TableJoint Distraction Device
August 19, 2009 9:42 am | Innovative Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsUntitled Document Innovative Medical Products, a provider of patient positioning devices for orthopedic surgical procedures, announces the De Mayo Universal Distractor™, a new patent-pending device that delivers precise, finite femoral joint distraction with a completely unobstructed view of the operative site and eliminates the need for lamina spreaders, a bone hook or manually pulling on the femur at the thigh throughout the surgical procedure.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsMini C-Arm Redesign
August 17, 2009 11:44 am | Hologic | Product Releases | CommentsUntitled Document Hologic releases a redesigned version of its Fluoroscan InSight mini C-arm system. Features include: A deeper C-arm to improve maneuverability. A redesigned flex arm that increases the articulation range. A new locking mechanism to insure the precise approach and angle.
LISTED UNDER: C-ArmTraction Device For Easy Positioning
August 4, 2009 6:28 am | TRUMPF | Product Releases | CommentsTRUMPF Medical Systems offers the ARCH Table™ Extension from Innovative Orthopedic Technologies . The ARCH is a traction device that works with any manufacturer's surgical table and facilitates Anterior Total Hip Replacement surgery through safer and more controlled leg positioning. Additional features include: The ability for the leg to be placed in the exact desired position with constant safe traction and precise reference points.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsNew Technique in Femoral Distraction Saves Time, Increases Efficiency and Reduces Manual Effort During Knee Surgery
July 31, 2009 12:49 pm | by Earl Cole, Product Development Manager, Innovative Medical Products | Innovative Medical Products, Inc. | Articles | CommentsOne of the more pressing problems facing surgeons is the decreasing availability of surgical assistants. At many hospitals, for example, there are simply no residents on staff, and it is very difficult to enlist another surgeon to assist in surgery. Furthermore, hospitals are less and less willing to dedicate nursing staff to act as assistants.
LISTED UNDER: Leg PositionersVideo: Rapid Airway Management Positioner
June 30, 2009 4:42 am | Videos | CommentsThe AirPal RAMP (Rapid Airway Management Positioner) is a medical device to assist in safe patient handling and positioning for Airway Management. Proper patient positioning during direct laryngoscopy is frequently overlooked by novice intubators. Manual attempts are nonstandard, unreliable and extremely time inefficient.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsPatient Positioning: Education Is Key
June 30, 2009 4:33 am | News | CommentsClare Williams Tager, BSE, is the President of High Country Medical and an Educator and Consultant for Allen Medical Systems. She has worked for the past 18 years in thousands of operating rooms with OR nurses and surgeons, observing different procedures, new technologies, trends, and determining both correct and incorrect ways to position patients.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsExpert Q&A: Patient Positioning
June 30, 2009 4:26 am | News | CommentsDan Allen received his BFA from Kent State University and in 1976 he began a career long commitment to the study of anatomy and physiology relating to surgical patient posturing and positioning. He is the inventor of the Allen Universal Stirrup and the retired founder of Allen Medical Systems and has been involved in the development, pioneering and marketing of innovative OR devices, posturing equipment, pressure management and pressure sore prevention products during his 30 year career in the medical device industry.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsLimited Exposure To Blood Transfusion Increases Morbidity And Mortality After Surgery
June 8, 2009 8:17 am | News | CommentsStudies advocate blood conservation and appropriate indicators for transfusion IRVINE, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that two new studies – one conducted in patients undergoing general surgery and published in the Journal of American College of Surgeons and another conducted in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and published in the Anesthesia & Analgesia – provide additional new evidence that transfusion of just one or two units of blood significantly increases infection, pneumonia, sepsis, and mortality after surgery.
LISTED UNDER: Autotransfusion SystemsOR Table Pads And Positioners
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsAction® O.R. pads and positioners provide high-performance shear and pressure management for all patients from Pediatric and Bariatric. According to the company, the positioners and pads feature: The Akton® polymer composition improves reuseability and durability. A design to withstand the physical demands of obese patients.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning AidsPneumatic Patient Positioners
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Ethox International, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsEthox International introduces its P3 line of pneumatic patient positioners. The Shoulder-Float™ is an inflatable auxiliary support cushion providing even weight distribution to prevent ischemia and nerve damage in or near the shoulders. The Pelvic Tilt™ is an obstetrics device designed to lift the patient's right hip 20° to 40° during Cesarean Sections and lengthy deliveries.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning Aids
