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SoundEar displays the COVID-19 patient alarm signal outside the patient room
As the COVID pandemic spread in the United States, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston became a regional epicenter for acute COVID patients. The number of patients increased, and MGH had respirators donated by the surrounding hospitals to meet the need. However, the alarms on the new ventilators could not be surveilled on the existing monitoring system and could not be heard from the ...
By SoundEar A/S
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FDA Establishes New Medical Device Category: FDA Authorization Now Required to Market UV Robots to Healthcare Facilities
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has announced a new medical device product classification “whole room microbial reduction device” which establishes FDA regulation of UV robots intended to reduce the number of pathogens in unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms and other areas in healthcare facilities where non-critical medical devices are present. ...
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Oxleas choose Wybone Mental Health Sackholders, again!
We’re continuing to support Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, who have ordered an additional 290 sackholders with coloured waste stream lids that will be sited within their mental health estate. The interest began when Oxleas trialled several of our Mental Health Sackholders in their medium secure units, which ultimately led to over 300 units being placed in the hospital and a contract to ...
By Wybone
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CDC Issues New Guidance For Use of EPA-Registered Disifectants in Environmental Control of Candida auris for U.S. Healthcare Facilities
On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance revising its recommendation regarding controlling Candida auris (C. auris) infections in U.S. healthcare facilities. The CDC guidance now recommends a “thorough daily and terminal cleaning and disinfection” of patient rooms in which ...
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Holiday Lights Have Nothing on Us!
It’s starting. The season where homes and businesses everywhere get all outfitted for the holiday season. Little by little the twinkling lights are starting to emerge. Soon, everywhere you look, neighborhoods will be illuminated by the glow and flicker of lights setting the tone for the season. But all of those lights have nothing on the power of our light in the SpecuLumeEZ. It’s ...
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Maryland Scientists Identify High Rates of Dangerous Bacteria Growth in Infected Patient Rooms
Scientists from the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine recently conducted research into the presence of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) in patient rooms in medical facilities. The research was published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). Researchers found that MDR-AB was present in the environment of 48% of the rooms of patients infected ...
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Infection transmission prevention and control of Coronavirus (COVID-19) made possible through Genano Air Decontamination Units
Infection control procedures including work practices, protocols and controls, environmental hygiene, air filtration and appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are all necessary to prevent infections from spreading during healthcare service delivery. But in the case of the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak early detection and isolation of potentially infectious patients is ...
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Blue Chip Medical Appoints Dorian Drake International as its Export Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean
Blue Chip Medical Products, Inc., a manufacturer of U.S.-made therapeutic mattresses and related patient safety products, has appointed Dorian Drake International as its exclusive export representative for Latin America and the Caribbean. Dorian Drake will as act as Blue Chip Medical’s sales and marketing arm in the region, with a special focus on developing distribution and promoting the ...
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UVD Robots Deploys the #100 Robot Ordered by EU in Hospitals Across Europe
Bagdasar-Arsenie Hospital in Romania has received UVD Robot number 100 of the total of 200 fully autonomous disinfection robots the European Commission have purchased to its member states. As the second wave of Coronavirus cases surged across Europe in the fall of 2020, UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics - the manufacturer of the autonomous disinfecting robot equipped with UV-C light - was ...
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Midwest Hospitals on the Lookout for MDR-AB
In November of last year, a new study was published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). It indicated the common presence of Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB), a dangerous multi-drug resistant bacterium, in numerous patient rooms in healthcare settings. Researchers found that MDR-AB was present in the indoor environment of 48% of the rooms of patients infected or colonized by the ...
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UVD Robots Deploys Robot #200 donated by The European Commission to European hospitals
This week, Consorci Corporació Sanitari Parc Taulí hospital in Barcelona, Spain received the UVD Robot no. 200 donated via the European Commission’s Emergency Support Instruments. In the last couple of years, the corona virus has caused a huge impact all across Europe. UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics - the manufacturer of the autonomous disinfecting robot equipped with ...
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UVD Robots Deploys Robot #200 donated by The European Commission to European hospitals
In the last couple of years, the corona virus has caused a huge impact all across Europe. UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics - the manufacturer of the autonomous disinfecting robot equipped with UV-C light - was selected by the European Commission, as a supplier for its autonomous disinfection robots to European Union hospitals in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 known as Coronavirus. Each year ...
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ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. Announces Installation of ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System at Hôpital Fondation Rothschild in Paris
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLPT), a global therapy-enabling platform company providing navigation and delivery to the brain, today announced the installation of its ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System at Hôpital Fondation Rothschild in Paris, France. “We have embarked on a promising clinical trial collaboration with ClearPoint Neuro for laser interstitial thermal ablations in ...
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4 Types of Data Hospitals Can Collect with Electronic Solutions
When most people think of hospital data, they think of data that relates directly to the patients: demographics, diagnosis, lengths of stay, etc. This information is relatively easy to collect, and it is useful when providing treatment and looking at overall trends for care. Other hospital data can be more challenging to gather accurately, but is critical to answering important questions that ...
By BioVigil
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Wireless Surgical Camera Maker Lazurite™ Selected to Participate in MedTech Innovator Pitch Event in Boston
Medical device and technology company Lazurite™ Holdings LLC announced today that it has been selected to participate in the MedTech Innovator 2022 Road Tour Mid-Stage pitch event in Boston, May 10-11. The event will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, co-located with Device Talks Boston. Lazurite’s new ArthroFree™ Wireless Surgical Camera System recently ...
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Global market for disposable medical supplies to reach nearly $200 billion in 2016
A combination of upgrading and enforcement of infection prevention standards coupled with an expanding volume of hospital, surgical and outpatient procedures will promote overall gains in the global market for disposable medical supplies. Disposable medical gloves, a segment of this market, will continue to flourish despite increasing raw material costs and severe cost-cutting measures in the ...
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Medical Device Company Lazurite™ Named a 2021 Top 10 Endoscopy Device Provider by MedTech Outlook Magazine
Medical device and technology company Lazurite Holdings LLC has been recognized by MedTech Outlook magazine as a 2021 Top 10 Endoscopy Device Provider for its ArthroFree™ wireless camera system for minimally invasive surgery. MedTech Outlook describes itself as a platform that bridges the spectrum between medtech technology providers and healthcare facilities and medical institutes. In ...
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Velano Vascular Makes Streamlined Virtual Training Tools Available to U.S. Hospitals to Aid in the COVID-19 Response
Vascular access technology pioneer Velano Vascular this past week made its new streamlined remote training program widely available for hospitals around the nation. Initially developed with existing partners utilizing its PIVO™ needle-free blood draw device in the fight against COVID-19, the platform is now available for additional hospitals and systems in need of streamlined care. A ...
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Exsomed Corporation Announces Enhanced Innovative Product Arcphix Angled Compression Screw yo Achieve Functional Flexion in Dip Joint Fusions
ExsoMed Corporation, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions in hand surgery, today announced that it will make commercially available an enhanced version of its ArcPhix angled compression screw to promote a controlled approach to achieving functional flexion in DIP (distal interphalangeal) joint fusions. The ArcPhix angled ...
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Mercury Biomed Awarded Nih Grant
Mercury Biomed, a company developing a novel approach to managing core body temperature, announces it has won a non-dilutive Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for $225,000. The award (R41GM119871) will enable Mercury to accelerate commercialization of its first device, a disruptive solution for warming ...
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