Technology

Boomerang Closure Device Leaves No Foreign Material Behind

Physicians at Arizona Heart Institute (AHI), a center purely dedicated to cardiovascular surgery and endovascular procedures (3,000 vascular and endovascular procedures per year), relies on the Boomer...

New Surgical Device Saves Lives, Limbs on Iraq’s Front Lines

Results of an independent clinical study conducted by U.S....

Derma Sciences Receives Clearance for Absorbent Dressing

Derma Sciences Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, announced it received clearance from the FDA to market and sell its API-MED Active Manuka Honey Absorbent Dressing.

Blood Gas Analyzer Features Reusable Sensor

OPTI Medical Systems offers the OPTI R analyzer with a reusable sensor cassette for the measurement of pH/blood gas, total hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, sodium, potassium and ionized calcium. ...

TeraRecon Rolls Out Vascular Analysis Tools

TeraRecon recently released AQPlaque, a suite of vascular analysis tools designed to allow researchers to investigate and evaluate a range of parameters from CT or MR images of vascular structures inc...

Equipment Lease Auditing, Services

VIE Healthcare Inc. announces its proprietary equipment pre-lease review, lease audit and lease management service dedicated to healthcare organizations....

New Hemostat Puts Pressure on Hemorrhagic Control

Medafor Inc....

Wound Dressing Complements Invasive Vessel Closure

The SafeSeal Hemostasis Patch topical wound dressing decreases the time it takes to control bleeding from the puncture made into a blood vessel to perform an endovascular procedure....

Mattress Replacement Provides Alternating Pressure Relief

The DFS3 is a mattress replacement system that provides alternating pressure relief with automatic adjustment to the weight, size and position of the individual patient.
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Cellulose Dressings Used on Chronic, Acute Wounds

XCell cellulose wound dressings address the complexity and unpredictability of chronic wounds by providing pain relief, improving granulation tissue, protecting the periwound from maceration and conti...

Cast Component Provides Antimicrobial Barrier

The SilverSeal tubular cast component with X-STATIC silver solution forms a protective layer of an orthopedic cast below the cast padding and cast tape, providing skin with an antimicrobial barrier ag...

Single-Application Dressing Eliminates Need for Additional Layers that Inhibit Negative Pressure

V.A.C. GranuFoam Dressing offers direct and complete contact, eliminating the need for additional silver dressing layers that may inhibit negative pressure and granulation.
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Antimicrobial Dressings with PHMB Resist Bacterial Colonization, Reduce Penetration

KERLIX AMD antimicrobial dressings contain PHMB (Polyhexethylene Biguanide) and resist bacterial colonization within the dressing. Bacterial penetration through the dressing is also reduced.
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