Jean Bismuth, a vascular surgeon with the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, USA, was the primary investigator for the VBX FLEX IDE clinical study and is now the first to implant the new stent graft. “Hardened blockages had narrowed the patient’s right iliac artery by 70% and restricted blood flow to the legs, causing the patient to be in seve...
Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), World No Tobacco Day falls annually on 31st May and 2017 marks its 30th anniversary. A day dedicated to tobacco abstinence as well as the awareness of the negative side effects of tobacco use and smoking, Bedfont®, who manufacture the Smokerlyzer® used to help people quit smoking are hosting a competition. The second gene...
The results, presented during the 2016 VEITHsymposium (15–19 November, New York, USA), are based upon new subanalyses of Medtronic’s ENGAGE Global Registry. The registry has enrolled more than 1,200 patients at 79 sites across six continents. With 10-year follow-up planned for all patients, according to a press release, ENGAGE represents the most robust post-market regis...
Barren County High School seniors Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert recently conducted a study with a Smokerlyzer® carbon monoxide (CO) monitor and found that smokers are more likely to want to quit after seeing their CO levels. The study called “Effects of Education and Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Testing on Smoking Cessation in a Rural Kentucky Community” looked at 30 peop...
Based in Harrietsham, Bedfont® is a small family business who has specialised in the design and manufacture of breath and gas analysis monitors for medical application for over 40 years. The Future List, created by the KM Group, asked a team of judges to name the top 25 Kent companies who are set to change the way we live and do business; among the top influencers was Be...
Continuous monitoring of respiration rate is especially important for post-surgical patients receiving patient-controlled analgesia for pain management. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and The Joint Commission recommend continuous oxygenation and ventilation monitoring for all patients receiving opioid-based pain medications. RAM noninvasively and continu...
In addition, in vitro studies1 have shown that Cardinal Health™ LiquiBand® OCTYL Topical Skin Adhesive acts as a protective barrier to microbial penetration as long as the adhesive film remains intact. Cardinal Health™ LiquiBand® OCTYL Topical Skin Adhesive offers high wound burst strength and high 0.8mL volume fill. Footnotes: 1 Microbes tested included S. aureus, P...
The new generation of Video Nasopharyngoscopy in connection with the PES PILOT HD pro Stroboscope, its ergonomic design, integrated camera and high quality LED Light source provides crisp, high contrast images and detailed video recordings. A simple plug and play connection enables an efficient and fast workflow in daily practice situations. In addition to the routine...
The pads ensure head to toe pressure management while providing the stability necessary for optimal surgical outcomes. The welded seam, no-stitch construction and proprietary hidden vent system provide proper infection control. 50X52XA, 50X52XB, 50X52XC Spec: • Fluid proof • Multi-directional stretch film covering • Easy to clean waterfall construction • Repairable cover...
Research studies confirm electrosurgical smoke plume is hazardous to health care personnel and surgeons. Protecting your O.R. from these hazards is easy, quiet, and comfortable with the Mega Vac Smoke Evacuation System.
Called the PCNL Boz Trainer, the newly patented training model allows surgeons and medical students to practice hands-on simulation for targeting, crushing, and removing kidney stones. Using reusable kidney cartridge inserts simulating different kidney stone conditions, surgeons and trainees can practice the removal of kidney stones whether they are large staghorn, up...
KwickScreen is a versatile portable, printable, retractable room divider which can be used to transform spaces into Dementia Friendly Environments without expensive remodelling. IMPROVE PATIENT ORIENTATION Our artwork team can work with you to produce images of local scenes to help orientation, or views of nature to bring the outside in. The metal body can be painted...
Researchers at School of Medicine and three hospitals in Chile have demonstrated the safety of a new magnet-driven device that enables surgeons to make fewer incisions while performing laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. Each year, more than 1 million people in the United States have their gallbladders removed, putting that procedure, called a cholecystectomy, on the na...
A large national study has confirmed the value of high-intensity statin treatments for people with cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Over the duration of a year, the researchers found that patients taking high-intensity statins had an increased chance of survival over those on moderate-intensity statins. Th...
2017 is set to be a transformative year for Edwards Lifesciences' transcatheter mitral and tricuspid device pipeline. The company detailed its multi-pronged approach to treating mitral and tricuspid regurgitation during its December 8 analyst meeting. That strategy includes a mitral valve replacement option with the Edwards-CardiAQ transcatheter mitral valve, functio...
St. Jude Medical's Amplatzer PFO Occluder for patent foramen ovale (PFO) has received FDA approval, the company announced on October 28. The device, made of two nitinol mesh disks with thin polyester fabric, can now be used in the United States to close the PFO—a congenital hole in the tissue between the heart's left and right atria—in patients who have suffered an ische...
A precision-engineered instrument with improved diamond crystal bonding and spacing, DuraBraze provides superior performance, precision, and predictability with each use. Self-cleaning channels allow debris to be easily removed, minimizing clogging with fewer bur changes. The patented SpotBrazing technology ensures even crystal spacing, allowing more diamonds to share in...
It offers fast access, fast whitening, and hygiene versatility—along with its features, such as exclusive pain therapy treatment modes, simplified user controls, and enhanced ComfortPulse settings—to deliver greater patient comfort.
The RHINO-SYS measuring system is a complete system for the diagnosis of nasal obstruction. It consists of rhinomanometry, rhinoresistometry, acoustic rhinometry and long-term rhinometry. The combination of rhinoresistometry and acoustic rhinometry not only objectivizes the extent of nasal obstruction, but also differentiates its causes (narrowing due to swelling or skel...
Figures released from the Women’s Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, published by the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), showed that although the number of women smoking whilst pregnant fell between 2014/15 and 2015/16, the 2015/16 figures still show that 10.6% of mothers were recorded as still smoking at the time of delivery. Bedfont®, who manufa...
Anatomically correct anthropomorphic brain phantom. For use with both MRI and Ultrasound. The phantom can be fabricated as a solid homogeneous piece of material with the acoustical properties close to the average properties of human brain tissue. Specification: The phantom can be enriched with the following features: Not anatomically correct blood vessels Anatom...
3 channel M-TRACE Mini ECG is the uniquely tiny and light device - one of the smallest on the market. It is designed to suit the needs of people all around the world. Its small weight and size were achieved all together with the highest quality of components thus with the best possible quality both for patients and medical staff. Design itself is subtle but modern. M-TRA...
The EMS Neurostimulator is an all in one system with built in constant current stimulator and up to 192 channel switching matrix. It is used for electrical cortical stimulation, direct nerve stimulation and muscle stimulation.
Lung Cancer Awareness month approaches again in November 2016, in the hope to make people aware of the facts and figures that can save people’s lives. Bedfont® Scientific, based in Harrietsham, Kent, manufacturer of the Smokerlyzer®, a breath carbon monoxide (CO) monitor used to help people quit smoking, is encouraging people to quit the habit which contributes to 86% of...
Zonair3D air purification products are on the cutting-edge of air purification technology, in a class of their own. Our purification systems can create, in a short time, air cleanliness levels that can meet operating room standards. For the many patients with increased airway hyper-responsiveness (asthma, allergy, COPD, etc.), creating truly aggression-free environment...
• Ergonomic design for eaxming, diagnosing, operate • Electric system for the stable operation, safe and fast • Hands free operation to use pedal to control function • Grasp handle offers more strength to delivery woman • High density foam with seamless cover, soft touch • Height adjustment, backrest lowering and raising • Ankle support easy to adjust, offering mul...
Among all the many references we received by Airnergy customers and users from all over the world, there is one many regarding to neurodermatitis in part: „… damatic improvement of my skin codition ….. the neurodermatitis I had all over my elbows, neck and shoulder area has been disappeared within a few weeks only … my hair was more beautiful, shiny and curly ….“ People...
• Ergonomic design for eaxming, diagnosing, operate • Electric system for the stable operation, safe and fast • Remote controller for positions, foot pedal could be option • Backrest could be raising for comfortable position • Height adjustment at a big range for more care • Retractable leg part could be hidden below • Ankle support easy to adjust, offering multi-p...
Optos introduces its latest ultra-widefield (UWF™) imaging device, California, which is specifically designed for vitreo-retinal specialists and ophthalmologists. Why California? With California, Optos has incorporated new hardware and software technology enabling practitioners to see more, discover more and effectively treat more ocular pathology thus promoting pati...
Meet the deeproTM vibrating mesh nebulizer in person at HCMedi's booth K.12 of ERS congress 2016! Don't worry about the medicine leaks in your bag because we have your concerns taken care of. Register now to join the delightful experience with us, and win the free gift. HCMed Innovations (HCMedi) Booth number: K.12 Exhibition hall: ExCeL Conference Centre London ...
Medtronic announced Monday that FDA has cleared its MRI- compatible StrataMR valves and shunts that are part of the company's Strata line of Adjustable Valve Systems used in the treatment of patients with hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disorders. The clearance means that patients with these shunts and valves can safely undergo a magnetic resonance imaging...
Smoke Evacuator Model: SE-03 Technical parameters: Suction Vacuum Max 20KPa Power requirements:220±22V AC, 50±1Hz,<5A 7 control mode press : button switch and foot switch Blowing rate :0 —3.2m3/min flow rate regulation: potentiometers(non-hierarchical timing)filter mode activated carbon filters, ULPA filter, etc .they have four-storey. Hose diameter Φ:40 mm ...
The Mediplus Catheter Exchange Kit allows the Foley catheter in place (whether urethrally or suprapubically) to be changed with the assistance of a dedicated guidewire. The purpose of the guidewire is to keep the suprapubic tract open, preventing multiple incisions. The guidewire provides greater confidence in placing the new catheter in the correct position.
We warmly invite you to visit our booth #18 at this year’s PSORIASIS 2016 – the 5th Congress of the Psoriasis International Network in Paris, France. From July 7 to 9, 2016, FotoFinder – a pioneer in skin imaging technology – presents PASIvision, a world innovation for Psoriasis documentation and computer-assisted PASI assessment. Discover the new way to monitor Psoriasi...
Though diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses can be very successful in some patients, allowing them to see both near and far, surgeons say you’ll never achieve such remarkable results unless you get the lens properly centered. The best way to center these IOLs, though, is up for debate, with various surgeons advocating different approaches to getting them positioned ...
M-TRACE MOBILE connects to the server via GSM, Its work is comparable to the work of mobile phone. Small and simple in use can introduce a great change both in life of patients with cardiological problems and day-to-day doctors work. Device has two testing modes: single test and event holter. We are now looking for distributors of the M-TRACE MOBILE around the World!
