News and Notes

ChristianaCare has been honored as one of only 89 institutions out of 722 by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress for achieving “meritorious” outcomes in surgical patient care.

Aspen Surgical Products Inc. has announced its acquisition of Protek Medical Products Inc. Based in Coralville, Iowa, Protek is a global manufacturer of single-use ultrasonic probe covers and needle guides used in tissue biopsies, fluid aspiration and vascular access...

Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, has announced the launch of its Active Intelligence® platform of technologies that spans the entire journey of patient care.

BioPledge LLC announced today the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of BioPledge® Antimicrobial POWER™ healthcare disinfectant for kill claims against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, on hard non-porous surfaces. The new multi-purpose disinfectant and cleaner has been added to the EPA’s List N under EPA Reg No. 91691-1.

The RCSI Institute of Global Surgery and global medical technology company, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announce KidSURG, a joint initiative aimed at significantly improving pediatric surgical services across Southern Malawi.

ASTM International’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) is developing a proposed standard that will provide a cleaning agent formula to clean dried blood from stainless steel medical devices.