Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Energy business, market leaders in advanced energy surgical devices, has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with MEGADYNE, market leaders in electrosurgery. Per the terms of the agreement, Ethicon and MEGADYNE will...
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Welch Allyn Provides Med/Surg Optimization Solutions
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2014
Welch Allyn has announced it is developing solutions to help clinical staff on medical surgical floors monitor and identify early warning signs of patient safety risk and deterioration. Scheduled for release in the United States in early 2014, the new solutions are...
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Germ-Zapping Robots Improve Patient Safety at University Hospital
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2014
It’s been called a germ-zapping robot — and there’s a passing resemblance to R2D2 if you squint your eyes. But this rolling disinfection device from Xenex Disinfection Services is being used to keep patients safe from dangerous pathogens. University Health...
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Philips Selects Intravenous Solution as Winner in Innovation Fellows Competition
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2014
Philips North America has announced Fosmo Med, developer of the Maji Intravenous saline bag, as the grand prize winner of the first-ever Philips Innovation Fellows competition, revealing the technology as the next big, meaningful innovation in health and well-being....
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Research Validates Effectiveness of Steris UV System
by OR Today Magazine | Dec 1, 2013
In response to a healthcare industry need to address the infection control gaps that many times linger following manual disinfection processes, Steris Corp., a leading provider of infection prevention solutions, introduces the Pathogon UV Disinfection System. The...
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Identifying Patients at Risk for PONV and Prevention
by OR Today Magazine | Dec 1, 2013
by Geraldine Smith, RN, BS, CNOR and Maryann Tiknis, RN, CSN, CAPA Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem for patients’ who receive general anesthesia. PONV can be so distressing that some patients report they would rather feel pain than nausea....
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