Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology
Step by step, the Helsinki Declaration is being implemented: Great Britain and the Netherlands have made it law. In Germany, it is voluntary. Report: Susanne Werner
Equipment
Of mounting importance
They are rarely noticed but nevertheless they carry a lot of weight in a hospital: intelligent mounting solutions for medical equipment and monitors. While the eyes of physicians, nurses and patients alike tend to be fixed on the device, hardly anybody ever looks at the way, the device is fixed to the wall or the ceiling. The engineers of CIM med, based in Munich, Germany, however did have a…
Sensors know when a hand approaches
The half century old Japanese firm Saraya remains a leading name for state-of-the-art hygiene products. At Medica the company is demonstrating the UD 1000 sensor dispenser for disinfectant. Global sales figures for this model speak for themselves - 200,000.
Article • New product from Sony launched at MEDICA
Launch of the PMW-10MD HD Camera
At MEDICA today, Sony announced the launch of the new PMW-10MD 2-piece HD camera, its first HD camera designed purely for the medical market. The camera breaks new ground offering unbeatable image quality for high precision surgical applications.
News • Sonography equipment
Mirror 2 - The digital colour Doppler ultrasound scanner
Designed on all-digital architecture, Mirror 2 delivers outstanding performance and smooth workflow to meet different needs for patients and clinicians, reports manufacturer Landwind International Medical Science Pte Ltd.
Disposable micropumps for medical applications now available to customers
The mp6 micropump from Bartels is now available for use in medical applications. Micropumps transporting the tiniest amounts of gases or liquids can be considered the heart of microfluidics.
Advanced laser technology
Mediclase manufactures and distributes sophisticated medical laser technology. The firm's DermaXel CO2 laser emits continuous or pulsed infrared radiation that is highly absorbed in water.
New relationship: 3M Health Care and Materials Management Microsystems
3M Health Care and Materials Management Microsystems recently announce plans to establish connectivity between Microsystems' SPM® sterile processing information system and 3M™ Attest™ Auto-readers and 3M™ Steri-Vac™ EO Sterilization Systems. This collaboration will provide hospitals more streamlined data collection, documentation and reporting capabilities.
Benchtop ultrasonic cleaning
UK - A new range of benchtop ultrasonic cleaners are being launched at MEDICA by manufacturer Ultrawave.
Dictation on the move
To increase speech processing potential for heavy dictation users, Grundig Business Systems GmbH, of Bayreuth, Germany, recently introduced its first mobile dictation recorder with colour display and Soft Touch Composite.
Patient safety during endoscopy
Despite thorough cleansing, endoscopy tools can be re-contaminated because non-sterile water is used for the final rinse.
Sponsored • White paper
A new radiation survey meter for hospitals: the RaySafe 452
Ionizing radiation is not visible to the human eye. It does not smell or make a noise, and you cannot feel it. In the complex and busy environment of a hospital, how can you ensure that patients and staff are not exposed to more ionizing radiation than necessary?