he Trio Mobile Surgery Platform allows physicians to care for their patients throughout their entire stay at the facility. Designed specifically for the surgical environment, Trio eliminates transfers because patients remain on the same surface for pre-op, procedure and post-op. This versatility allows Trio to replace the traditional fleet of stretchers and operating room tables.

Smiths Medical PM’s most popular medical grade quality pulse oximeter, the BCI 3301, is a portable pulse oximetry monitoring system compatible with personal computers or commercially available printers. Designed for simple, accurate spot-checking, it is ideal for use in outpatient clinics, emergency rooms, during emergency transport or for home care, said the company.

The Nellcor Oximax pulse oximetry system reportedly allows clinicians to more effectively monitor a broad range of patients. This oximetry platform comprises a variety of hand-held and stand-alone monitors that reportedly deliver accurate, reliable readings even during low perfusion and signal interference. The new sensors feature several models with Losat expanded accuracy range, and also include the Max-Fast forehead sensor and Softcare nonadhesive sensors.

Nonin Medical Inc. recently unveiled one of the first fingertip oximeters to use Bluetooth wireless technology at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) meeting in Seattle, WA.

The Onyx II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeter is designed for interoperability, meeting the requirements of the emerging Medical Device Profile (MDP), IEEE11073 and Continua compliance standards.

MDA TransQuest is a real-time, wireless, PDA-based patient transport dispatch system that automatically prioritizes and schedules transport requests.

Patient transportation requests are entered into the hospital’s existing intranet via a Web interface, and are then prioritized and delivered to the next available transporter with accurate, detailed information regarding equipment, locations and handling requirements for each patient.

June 2008

The new Philips HD7 ultrasound system draws upon an array of features and capabilities available on high-end Philips systems and puts them into an affordable, mobile unit designed for a wide variety of clinical settings.

The system provides gray-scale and color Doppler imaging with simple one button optimization, as well as tissue harmonic imaging. In addition, the HD7 features a wide array of transducers, an adjustable flat panel monitor, proven system architecture and software and advanced imaging, measurement and quantification technologies.

The VersaStep PLUS 15mm Bladeless Trocar is a bladeless laparoscopic access system that has a radially expandable sleeve to minimize the fascial defect and reduce the downward insertion forces associated with normal trocar insertion.

It offers the benefits of Covidien’s proprietary Step technology, designed to enhance patient safety, saves time in surgery and is proven to reduce the likelihood of complications, including vascular and visceral injuries, the maker said.

June 2008

The newly launched Back-PAK Discectomy Set is an advanced instrument system designed to make discectomy procedures and implant site preparation more efficient for surgeons.

The Back-PAK instruments are specifically designed to maximize proficiency and provide the optimum weight, balance, feel and control for the surgeon. This design further allows reduced invasiveness through accommodation of compromised disc space and preservation of bone, the company said.

June 2008

Power Medical Interventions Inc. launched its green staple reload cartridge for use in its i60 Intelligent Surgical Instruments, computer-assisted, power-actuated endomechanical instruments for cutting, stapling and tissue manipulation in open surgery and minimally invasive surgery.

Complete Care Medical Inc. released a new sterile catheter and insertion kit, which reportedly includes accessories that will allow patients the ability to perform clean, intermittent self-catheterization more easily.

The catheters are intended to be disposable since urinary track infections and other complications are significantly reduced by sterile single-use catheters compared to reused catheters, the company said.

June 2008

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