News and Notes

Stryker has announced the release of the SurgiCount Tablet, a new touch-screen interface for its revolutionary SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System, which supports the fight against retained surgical sponges and promotes patient safety. “We’ve taken our SurgiCount...

Operating rooms are supposed to be sterile environments, but studies show that they remain contaminated with microscopic pathogens that can cause Surgical Site Infections (SSI) even after they have been cleaned. Xenex Disinfection Services’ LightStrike pulsed xenon...

A new independent study demonstrates that the Steriliz R-D Rapid Disinfector is a proven ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection solution for combating pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Published in the March issue of the American Journal of...

Innovative Medical Products’ new Gel-Infused Memory Foam Pads are infused with proprietary formulated gel beads that provide 30 percent greater load distribution than standard memory foam pads, as demonstrated by independent pressure mapping tests. This greater load...

Brainlab showcased its fully integrated Digital OR at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Global Surgical Conference & Expo in Boston. The digital operating room configuration from Brainlab includes Buzz, the next generation OR centralized...

Dynarex has announced several new disposable medical products to help provide higher quality and more efficient patient care delivery. New products include surgical sutures, IV administration sets, catheter dressings and syringes. Dynarex Surgical Sutures are...