Short Tip Dispensers
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Sks Industries | Product Releases | CommentsSKS Science Products introduces the Short Tip PE Oral Dispensers. According to the company, the oral dispensers feature: Availability in 4 sizes. A white HDPE plunger, clear polypropylene barrel and black print to ensure accuracy in measurement of liquid medications. Reusability.
LISTED UNDER: Drug DispensersOral Dispensers
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsEPS®, Inc. introduces the new EPS Oral Dispensers. According to the company, the oral dispensers feature: Availability in 4 sizes: 1, 3, 5 and 10 ml, in either clear or ultraviolet inhibitant amber. 1-piece plunger construction that eliminates rubber grommets and silicone coating for an easy sliding of the plunger through the barrel.
LISTED UNDER: Drug DispensersProcedure Solution Bowl With Labeling Surface
April 20, 2009 5:43 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. introduces their Surgical Procedure Solution bowl with labeling surface. According to the company, the basin is a bowl for containing and identifying solutions in operating rooms, procedure rooms, clinics and surgery centers, and features: A unique design of 5 oz.
LISTED UNDER: Beds & AccessoriesMotorized Mobile Procedure Chairs
April 20, 2009 5:42 am | Transmotion Medical Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTransMotion Medical TM11 motorized mobile procedure chairs convert from chair to stretcher with easy push-button control. The chairs enable patients to go from admission to discharge on one surface, no transferring required. According to the company, features include: Reduced risk of falls and injuries.
LISTED UNDER: ChairsNew England Hospitals Partner To Prevent Pressure Ulcers
April 6, 2009 8:30 am | News | CommentsProgram improves patient care through targeted measures Hospitals in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont are working together to prevent and reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers. A pressure ulcer (PU) is a lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that causes damage to underlying tissue and a break down in the skin.
LISTED UNDER: Pressure Relief Table PadsPressure Ulcer Management At Every Stage
April 6, 2009 8:09 am | Gaymar Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGaymar Industries introduces the Sof•Care® Stretcher Overlay. The stretcher is designed to help patients against pressure ulcers during transport, and while waiting in emergency departments, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units and other stages of care. Using Sof•Care three-layer air-channeling technology to redistribute patient weight, the overlay immerses the patient in over 300 air cells and prevents bottoming even when the head of the stretcher is raised, helping to keep ulcers from forming and allow existing ulcers to heal.
LISTED UNDER: Pressure Relief Table PadsInflatable Cushion Device
April 6, 2009 8:09 am | Ethox International, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Delgado Inflatable Post from Ethox International Medical Products Divison is a pneumatic cushion device to minimize pressure contact points during a surgical procedure. According to the company, the cushion features: Ability to simply slide over the positioning post during surgery.
LISTED UNDER: CushionsDigital Stand-On Scale
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Scale-Tronix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Model 5002 Stand-On Scale accommodates patients weighing up to 880 pounds (400 kgs). The low profile platform is only 1.5 inches high and has a heavy duty wrap-around handrail for improved patient safety. The scale remains motionless during weighing and weighs accurately on any surface regardless of patient's position on the scale.
LISTED UNDER: ScalesPreoperative Antiseptic Bathing Kit
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Ecolab | Product Releases | CommentsThis Preoperative Antiseptic Bathing Kit with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) helps hospitals to reduce the risk of surgical site infections. The new bathing kit contains a four ounce bottle of Ecolab's Endure® 400 Scrub-Stat 4®, a four percent CHG cleansing solution, along with two individually wrapped wipes and an easy-to-read instruction sheet.
LISTED UNDER: Bathing SystemsOral Care Kit
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsThe Kimberly-Clark KIMVENT 24-Hour Oral Care Kit is a systematic and flexible oral care system developed to assist caregivers in meeting the CDC recommendations for an oral hygiene program for patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). For ventilator-dependent patients, it is well-documented that proper oral care is critical in the prevention of VAP.
LISTED UNDER: Bathing SystemsPatient Transfer Sheet
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Z-Slider™ Patient Transfer Sheet is a lightweight, strong, ergonomic tool for every medical facility. Reducing the strain placed on shoulders, back and neck, this patient transfer sheet facilitates the "no-lift" technique by effortlessly sliding the patient from bed to gurney, or boosting the patient to an alternate position.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Transfer EquipmentWheelchair Scale
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Alliance Scale, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Alliance-Rice Lake Wheelchair Scale features a 700-pound capacity and has a large 29.5-inch by 32-inch platform with a built-in ramp, and a one-inch LCD display for easy reading. Designed to fold up and roll on two rear wheels, this portable scale lets users manually enter the wheelchair's tare weight and has BMI (body mass index) measurement, reweigh and hold functions.
LISTED UNDER: ScalesTaking the Pressure Off the Patients
February 17, 2009 6:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsPressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers in patients can occur when the pressure on the skin and soft tissue, typically at a boney prominence, exceeds the capillary blood pressure and blood flow stops. After about two hours, tissue necrosis begins to set in. When this happens, a sore starts to develop. This can pose a serious danger to any surgical patients, but especially those undergoing longer procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Pressure Relief Table PadsPatient Tranfer Device
February 17, 2009 6:05 am | HoverTech International | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 351 • The HoverMatt® Single-Patient Use is an air-assisted device that provides safe patient transfer for both the patient and staff. Challenges in today's healthcare environment, including capital expenditures and hospital acquired infections, make the single-use device ideal for patient transfers in the OR.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Transfer EquipmentDigital Scales for Neonates & Pediatrics
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Scale-Tronix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsScale-Tronix has introduced a line of digital scales for neonates and pediatrics. This extensive product line includes scales for radiant warmers, incubators, diaper scales, home care scales and pediatric stand-on and wheelchair scales. Accurate and easy-to-use, these digital electronic patient weighing systems feature digital LED weight displays in pounds and/or kilograms.
LISTED UNDER: Scales
