News and Notes

GOJO Industries, a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions, has announced the introduction of its latest formulation, PROVON Antimicrobial Foam Handwash with 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG). This new formulation, which exceeds the FDA Healthcare...

Masimo has announced the CE Marking of RAS-45, a single-use adult and pediatric acoustic respiration sensor for rainbow Acoustic Monitoring (RAM) of respiration rate (RRa). Continuous monitoring of respiration rate is especially important for post-surgical patients...

Mindray has formally introduced the expanded Optimizer suite of functionality for the A7 Anesthesia Workstation to the North American market at the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Congress in Washington, D.C. The Optimizer suite, standard on...

At a recent meeting hosted by Smith & Nephew in Paris, over 160 European experts in plastic and onco-plastic surgery met to discuss new data and share the latest evidenced-based best practice around the use of PICO, a novel single use negative pressure wound...

Sealed Air’s Diversey Care division has announced that it will remove triclosan from all of its hand care products globally within the next 12 months. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule that over-the-counter consumer antiseptic wash...

Forget the dreaded and uninteresting hospital gown. PatientStyle is focused on improving the patient experience by designing unique gowns that combine comfort and function. “Hospital gowns today have been the same for many decades; they do not provide full coverage,...