News and Notes

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and AdvaMed today released “Re-entry Guidance for Health Care Facilities and Medical Device Representatives.” As health care professionals and organizations consider...

NuVasive Inc. announced its LessRay radiation reduction and workflow enhancement platform won the “Best New Imaging Technology Solution” award in the 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Awards. The MedTech Breakthrough Awards recognize innovative companies,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that certain filtering facepiece respirators (respirators) manufactured in China may not provide consistent and adequate respiratory protection to health care personnel exposed to COVID-19. These concerns are...

By Patricia James, BS, RN, CNOR Background: Since February 2020 COVID-19 became almost synonymous with personal protective equipment (PPE). Gowns, N-95 masks, and face shields were required in intensive care units (ICU)s, floor units as well as the operating rooms...

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. announced it is further increasing production capacity for the Precept brand of personal protective equipment (PPE) to help support COVID-19 relief efforts in North America. With high demand for facial protection from the outset of...

Ambu Inc., a rapidly growing medical device maker and pioneer of sterile, single-use endoscopes, introduced a new single-use cystoscope. The Ambu aScope 4 Cysto will give urologists immediate access to a single-use cystoscope that can be used for procedures such as...