Industry Insights

RF Surgical Systems Inc. has announced the availability of the RF Assure Detection System X, an integrated solution for the problem of retained surgical sponges. The product is the first in the adjunct detection technology category to incorporate essential compliance...

Some people walk for breast cancer. Others race. Medline believes in dancing while wearing pink gloves. On March 9, nearly 1,000 operating room nurses from across the country danced to their hearts’ content to kick off the 2015 Medline Pink Glove Dance Video...

Through a partnership with Canadian based Lac-Mac, Encompass Group LLC is offering significant innovations in reusable OR gowns and drapes in the U.S. Paragon Style Level 4 Surgical Gowns are uniquely designed and incorporate R-MOR-Tex Liquid-Proof Barrier Fabric in...

By Rosie D. Lyles, MD, MHA, MSc Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in the United States.1 However, recent estimates suggest that as many as 55 percent of SSIs could be prevented with current...

The annual AORN Surgical Conference & Expo was a huge success in Denver with more than 4,000 perioperative registered nurses in attendance and more than 4,000 exhibitor personnel on hand representing 481 exhibitors. The OR Executive Summit and Leadership...

C Change Surgical LLC has announced the full-market launch of Intelli-SLUSH re-usable slush containers for use with its SurgiSLUSH slush freezers to create the world’s first fully automated, re-usable slush system. The new slush system is designed to reduce direct...