Medical Power Articles
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Medical Battery Pack - Most Common Applications
Why Do You Need One? A medical battery pack is an essential part of any medical device. It provides power to the device when no other power source is available. This kinf of battery pack can be used on a number of devices, including portable defibrillators, heart monitors and other life-saving devices. There are many different types of medical battery pack manufacturing on the market today. ...
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Field Orthopaedics gets FDA approval for world’s smallest orthopaedic screw
The Brisbane-based designer of the world’s smallest orthopaedic screw has invoiced US hospital suppliers $900,000 in the three weeks since the device gained Food & Drug Administration approval, and he hopes it can soon be made in Brisbane too. Field Orthopaedics, founded in 2016 by former Army doctor Chris Jeffery alongside a team of doctors and engineers including hand surgeon Greg ...
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How Nuclear Fusion can Transform Medical Isotope Production
Supply-chain issues are everywhere. From microchips to baby formula to lumber, shortages have seemingly become the norm rather than the exception over the past couple of years. Few industries have been spared, including radiology. For just one example, consider supply-chain fluctuations in medical isotopes that are used daily in tens of thousands of procedures. The most recent notable example ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case Study
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
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Providing training and on-site support for Ugandan hospital staff helps staff make better use of DrillCover tools
Surgeons, nurses, and other medical staff at a hospital in Uganda are now able to take advantage of Arbutus Medical battery-powered tools as well as local technical support to treat thousands of orthopedic patients in need. For several years, Arbutus Medical has worked with international aid organizations to bring DrillCover surgical tools to hospitals in low-resource countries to help them ...
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New Demand for Medical Devices also Increases Interest in Durable PTFE Products
General interest in the availability, efficiency and reliability of medical devices has never been so high. As with most things these days, this can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to the core of medical device performance are PTFE tubing and FEP sheets, both of which offers a huge array of medical sector applications. These items are essential in reducing the effects of friction ...
By Fluorostore
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The Math Works: Reduce Communication-Related Medical Errors by Investing Upfront
Hospitals continue to be pressured to reduce costs while improving healthcare. The Communicator surgical face mask is an FDA-approved disposable consumable and is changing the face of healthcare in intricate ways. Hospitals want to invest to: Reduce communication-related medical errors Improve hospitals’ compliance with federal laws Improve patient outcomes Improve patient ...
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The Good News About Hurricane Preparedness
At this point in 2020 everyone is ready for good news, so do we really need to bring up hurricanes right now? It’s a fact that hurricane season is upon us, but as long as we stay informed and make sure we’re prepared, this doesn’t necessarily have to mean bad news. The Weather Company’s 2020 Atlantic Hurricane forecast predicts this season to be more active than usual ...
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Medical UPS Systems: The Perfect Power Prescription
We explore the pivotal role medical UPS systems play in an increasingly digitalised healthcare sector. Clean and continuous power requirements in medical applications have an extensive impact on healthcare in so many ways. Electricity powers critical care equipment like scanners and heart monitors. It keeps the IT and comms infrastructure needed to manage patient records, arrange appointments ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case study
Background Michael Cancilla had the opportunity to represent Arbutus Medical at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Team Broken Earth (TBE) as a part of their global surgery outreach. Team Broken Earth sends several volunteer medical teams from different Canadian cities to partner hospitals situated in Haiti, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Guatemala to help build surgical capacity ...
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