Safety Scalpel Handle
March 19, 2010 7:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsBreaking the mold of traditional safety scalpels, the Change-A-Blade™ is the first Safety Scalpel Handle. It provides surgeons with the freedom to utilize any standard #10, #11, or #15 blade and provides the comfort of a traditional #3 scalpel handle. Features include : A lockable safety shield that easily slides over the blade while maintaining the ability to fully retract into the scalpel handle.
LISTED UNDER: Safety ScalpelsZ-Friction Drape™ Neutral Zone
March 11, 2010 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSeveral organizations including the American College of Surgeons and AORN, recommend the use of a Neutral Zone to prevent the devastating results of sharps injuries. Sandel’s Z-Friction Drape™ serves as a Neutral Zone, featuring: A bright orange color and flexible non-stick surface, allowing it to stand out in the sterile “sea of blue.
LISTED UNDER: Sharps Disposal ProductsTake A Time Out
February 16, 2010 6:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsAs wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong person surgery continues to remain an important safety issue, Sandel Medical Industries introduces a new product to its TIME OUT® product portfolio. The new Non-Woven TIME OUT Beacon™ is a disposable, bio-degradable option for hospitals.
LISTED UNDER: SafetyRFID-Based Solution To Prevent Retained Sponges
January 26, 2010 7:15 am | Clearcount Medical Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsMedline Industries, Inc. has been named the exclusive distributor for the SmartWand-DTX™ and SmartSponge® System, the only FDA-cleared systems using radio-frequency identification to both count and locate surgical sponges. The systems, created by ClearCount Medical Solutions, use a technology featuring chip-embedded sponges to count and locate sponges during surgery which, in turn, helps eliminate surgical errors and improve patient safety.
LISTED UNDER: SafetyGowns And Drapes To Manage Surgical Fluid
January 15, 2010 5:39 am | Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsKimberly-Clark Health Care’s expanded lines of surgical gowns, drapes and packs offer the right protection for the right procedure. The new KC100 line offers reliable, cost-effective protection for everyday use during lower fluid, shorter procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Fluid Waste Management ProductsReusable Safety Scalpel
December 1, 2009 2:28 pm | Advanced Medical Innovations (Ami) | Product Releases | CommentsFor hospitals and surgical centers aiming to minimize accidental scalpel cuts, needle sticks, and other such hazards in the OR, Advanced Medical Innovations (AMI) introduces its Safe Sharps Management product line, which includes the Reusable Saf-T-Scalpel™. This reusable safety scalpel is identical to the standard scalpel handle used routinely in surgery with a thin metal guard to cover the blade while passing it to the surgeon within the Neutray™.
LISTED UNDER: Safety ScalpelsSafety Scalpel Blade And Handle System
October 27, 2009 7:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsPrecision Medical Devices Inc. (PMD) introduces a new safety scalpel blade and handle system, the ThumBlade™ safety scalpel system. Features include: Thumb activation independent mechanisms, enabling one-handed activation smoothly and safely by right or left handed practitioners with no contact with the exposed blade.
LISTED UNDER: Safety ScalpelsSharps Management Product Line
October 9, 2009 12:20 pm | Advanced Medical Innovations (Ami) | Product Releases | CommentsA company develops a new Safe Sharps Management product line to help reduce sharps injuries and liability in the operating room According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) 39 percent of all surgical scalpel injuries are inflicted by the user on the assistant.
LISTED UNDER: Sharps Disposal ProductsSharps Safety Station
September 23, 2009 7:15 am | Advanced Medical Innovations (Ami) | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Medical Innovations (AMI) presents the innovative Sharps Safety Station needle counter box. This box has the following safety features: Three Safety Hinges that can be unhinged easily without breaking should you wish to separate the boxes to use as a neutral zone (half on mayo tray and half on back table).
LISTED UNDER: Sharps Disposal ProductsSafety Scalpel System
September 15, 2009 11:16 am | Xodus Medical | Product Releases | CommentsXodus Medical, Inc. provides a safe solution to ensure healthcare worker safety in the operating room—the Safety Scalpel system. According to the company, the system is designed to meet the OSHA Engineering and Work Practice Controls and helps to minimize the risk of scalpel injury during an operating room procedure from prep, to procedure, through blade disposal.
LISTED UNDER: Safety ScalpelsWall Street Journal Recognizes OR Patient Safety Solution Provider
September 15, 2009 6:08 am | Clearcount Medical Solutions | News | CommentsCompany’s surgical sponge counting and detecting system recognized under the "Medical Devices" category PITTSBURGH-- (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sep. 15, 2009-- ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that its SmartSponge(R) System was named a runner-up under the medical devices category in the Wall Street Journal 2009 Technology Innovation Awards.
LISTED UNDER: SafetyCardinal Health Foundation Awards $1 Million To Fund Patient Safety Initiatives
June 24, 2009 5:11 am | News | CommentsThe Cardinal Health Foundation today announced it has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding for new and innovative programs to improve patient safety at 35 hospitals, health systems and community health clinics across the country. Grants of up to $35,000 per facility will provide funding for programs that implement creative and replicable methods to improve the quality of patient care.
LISTED UNDER: SafetyVideo: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
June 10, 2009 8:22 am | Videos | Comments | LISTED UNDER: SafetySafer Methods for Internal Bone Fixation
May 8, 2009 7:43 am | by Ron Stoker | International Sharps Injury Preventation Society | Product Releases | CommentsKeeping both patients and clinicians safe from wirestick injuries Each year medical device facilities have a requirement to update their Exposure Control Plan. This update must include the evaluation of new safer technologies. Many infection control managers and OR supervisors evaluate safety scalpels, newer methods of suturing or closing wounds etc.
LISTED UNDER: Sharps Disposal ProductsPatient-Specific Early Warning System Launched For Hospitals
April 6, 2009 8:30 am | News | Comments'Pinpoint Review' bedside system ensures patient safety and quality, safeguards hospital reimbursement ORLANDO, Fla., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDai, Inc., an Elsevier company and provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize predictive analytics, announced the launch of its new patient-specific early-warning system for hospitals, Pinpoint Review™.
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