By Holly Ober The shortage of N95 and surgical masks has complicated efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic and jeopardized the lives of health care workers, who are forced to reuse masks many times. Lorenzo Mangolini, an associate professor of mechanical...
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BandGrip Joins Forces with Medline
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 27, 2020
BandGrip, innovator of the Micro-Anchor Skin Closure, has formed an exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agreement with Medline Industries Inc., a global manufacturer and distributor of health care products. “Medline always is looking for the next...
READ MOREFDA Shares COVID-19 Update
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 27, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the FDA issued an immediately in effect guidance, Enforcement Policy for Remote Digital Pathology Devices During the...
READ MOREChristianaCare awarded grant to expand COVID-19 telemedicine program
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 27, 2020
ChristianaCare has received a $714,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. ChristianaCare is one of only 17 health care providers in the U.S. and the first health system in Delaware to...
READ MOREStudy: HealthySole UVC Technology Deactivates Human Coronavirus on Footwear
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 27, 2020
Researchers have proven a device using ultraviolet light technology can neutralize the human coronavirus and other infectious diseases on the soles of shoes by more than 99.5 percent, according to a new study. The device, called HealthySole® PLUS, is being introduced...
READ MOREFDA COVID-19 Update
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 23, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH’s IntelliVue Patient...
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