Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in the medical and surgical field, among other core businesses, announced today that it has launched a new platform for use in minimally invasive sinus surgery – the Olympus DIEGO®...
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Times Have Certainly Changed
by Coleen de Leon, RNFA, BSN, MBA Back in the 70s, when I received notification I had passed my State Board exam, I was ecstatic! As the reality of my accomplishment sank in, I realized, I’m a nurse. I’m really a nurse! I was now considered one of the “elite” team of...
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Wound Management Market Poised for Growth
New techniques are accelerating the healing time of wounds and boosting revenues for device makers, according to Kalorama Information. Revenues in the wound care market reached $16.1 billion in 2011 and will rise to nearly $21 billion in 2015, the health care market...
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Mepilex Transfer Ag
Molnlycke Health Care’s Mepilex Transfer Ag is a wound contact layer that minimizes infection while providing less-painful healing, the company says. “Mepilex Transfer Ag uses the bacterial-reducing power of silver,” says Josh Way, product manager at Molnlycke Health...
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InteliShield Medical Film
InteliShield barrier film for ostomy applications is designed with a combination of plastics that is PVC-, PVdC and plasticizer free, and free from DEHP, a substance that is gaining more regulatory attention globally. Ostomy bags fabricated from the film have passed...
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