Arizant Healthcare Inc. has announced the addition of a first-of-its-kind product to its Bair Hugger brand, the Model 575 Spinal Underbody blanket.
The blanket, the sixth design in the Bair Hugger Underbody Blanket Series, will make its public debut at ASA 2007.

Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc., a patient temperature management products manufacturer, will feature its Gelli-Roll at ASA 2007.
The Gelli-Roll reportedly offers the benefits of two different products, combining patient temperature management and tissue pressure reduction in one reusable product.

The Oxinet III remote monitoring system from Covidien enables effective respiratory monitoring on general care floors, step-down units and specialty care areas.
The Oxinet III central station and paging system offers a reportedly cost-effective method for implementing continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in areas with lower nurse-to-patient ratios. The system provides continuous central station monitoring of up to 24 Nellcor pulse oximeters, providing earlier notification of developing respiratory events.

The vitalHEAT (vH2)Temperature Management System from Dynatherm Medical is designed to noninvasively prevent or treat intraoperative hypothermia through the encapsulation of only one hand.
Using the application of heat under low vacuum to open AVAs (thermo-regulatory structures) in the palm and fingers, the vH2 warms blood in the extremity then delivers this warmth directly to the core through the venous vasculature, rather than warming large body surface areas.

October 16, 2007 - Arizant Healthcare Inc. will introduce its solution for helping keep clinicians warm and comfortable, the Solor vest, at the 2007 American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting in San Francisco, Oct. 14-17.

October 16, 2007 - The Joint Commission recently announced it has received a $198,000 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for a one-year study of the potential risks and weaknesses of inaccurate or incomplete pre-operative nursing assessments in ambulatory surgery centers.

One of my favorite movies is “Apollo 13.” For those of you who have not had the privilege of seeing this awe-inspiring movie, you should take the time to do so.
Not only does the story line fit well with the current challenges facing the imaging industry, but it also speaks to the importance of technology. Isn’t’ it funny how technology can offer us so much all at once? It can yield incredible and groundbreaking results yet be dangerous and costly – all at the same time.


Earlier this year when my mom went in for knee replacement surgery, I witnessed first hand numerous medical technologies — and clinicians — in action.

As the “guns” used to shoot radioactive seeds into or around a tumor for brachytherapy, afterloading devices may seem like a rather simple technology.
But that’s a misnomer. Manufacturers of these high-tech devices have made clear strides over the years in improving the design and function of the technology – including the guns and the cancer-killing bullets themselves.

Donald Fuller, M.D., is a board certified radiation oncologist with CyberKnife Centers of San Diego Inc. Dr. Fuller earned his doctorate at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He completed his internship at Santa Barbara (CA) Cottage Hospital and his radiation oncology residency at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology in Radiation Oncology.
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