News and Notes

Ruhof has announced a new single-use cannulated instrument cleaning device. The CS/SPD Pull Thru is an instrument cleaning device, which can be effectively used to clean the hard-to-reach narrow lumen channels of laparoscopic and cannulated instruments in a single...

Surgical Care Affiliates has renewed its prime vendor agreement for distribution services with Medline Industries Inc. The five-year agreement will deliver significant cost savings by driving distribution and supply chain efficiencies and reduced product cost. The...

Welch Allyn has announced a new scoring app for its Connex Vital Signs Monitor (VSM). The ability to score patient data on the Connex VSM multiparameter device using the hospital’s protocols enables healthcare professionals to evaluate multiple parameters in a single...

The new De Mayo Ankle Distractor, from Innovative Medical Products, gives surgeons a better approach to the surgical site while distracting the joint space to insert the surgical scope and instruments. The ankle distractor is part of IMP’s Innovative Sports Medicine...

Researchers have shown how to modify a smartphone so that it can be used to measure a person’s walking gait to prevent falls in people with compromised balance, such as the elderly or those with Parkinson’s disease. The innovation, being commercialized as SmartGait,...

EIZO Inc. has expanded its FDA 510(k)-cleared large monitor system with the addition of the RadiForce LS580W monitor and LMM0802 large monitor manager for interventional radiology and surgical suites. In 2011, EIZO received FDA 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and...