News and Notes

DePuy Synthes Companies is offering health care professionals a new way to track and analyze patient data in real-time and a new program to improve patients’ experience with joint replacement surgery. DePuy Synthes Companies is offering a subscription-based service...

The single-use Teardrop Suction Tubes deliver superior fine suction by utilizing a teardrop thumb-control. The suction tubes are available in sizes 6FR to 14FR and help achieve the clear visual field necessary for all delicate surgical procedures. The tubes have a...

Smiths Medical has launched a new Snuggle Warm poncho-style convective warming blanket to help maintain a patient’s body temperature before, during and after surgery. The Snuggle Warm poncho blanket is ideal for pelvic, abdominal and leg surgery because it allows full...

Innovative Medical Products has introduced the De Mayo V2 E Knee Positioner, a new solution with a sterile extension swing arm that comes off the foot of the operating table while keeping solidly in place. This device allows the surgeon to stand between the patient’s...

Halyard Health, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, was awarded a new purchasing agreement with HealthTrust for its complete line of face masks. Effective March 1, 2015, Halyard’s standard and ASTM-rated face masks, including Fluidshield masks with So Soft lining,...

Cleaning and disinfecting play a vital role in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), so a lot goes into choosing the best disinfecting product for your facility. In a recent article published in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers from...