A new neonatal-infant tracheostomy tube holder that features a friendly duck pattern, reportedly easy fastener tabs and a moisture repellent lining is being introduced by Dale Medical Products Inc.

Mediware Information Systems has introduced its new BloodSafe system, a 510(k)-cleared, bedside point-of-care, transfusion administration package designed to extend blood-safety controls outside the blood bank. It consists of remote release refrigerators that make units immediately and safely available throughout the hospital and powerful hand-held devices to verify blood units transfused in surgery or at the bedside. The BloodSafe system is available either as a stand-alone solution or as a fully integrated component of the transfusion-management system, HCLL.

The VitalCare 506NV3 series uses ComfortCuff measure-on-inflation that quickly deflates once the systolic pressure is reached.
This series is now available with TurboTemp fast predictive temperature and a choice of Nellcor’s Oximax or Criticare’s DOX pulse oximeters.
New features include bidirectional communication with central stations and hospital networks. Patient vital signs can be transmitted as spot-check or as continuous monitoring. Blood pressure measurements can be requested remotely from a central station.

Aspect Medical Systems’ FDA-cleared BIS VIEW Monitoring system is the company’s newest stand-alone monitor.
The BIS VIEW offers customers a compact design and simplified operation for lower acuity clinical environments with limited room for monitoring equipment.
BIS monitoring may be used as an aid in monitoring the effects of certain anesthetic agents and may be associated with a reduction in primary anesthetic use and a reduction in emergence and recovery time.