Oxivir Wipes from Diversey are designed to help healthcare workers speed up room turnover and between-case cleaning. Oxivir wipes are powered by Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) technology and proven effective against a broad range of bacteria, enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, TB and fungi in one minute or less. Oxivir wipes are non-irritating to skin and eyes, carries the best possible safety rating and can clean and disinfect surfaces and equipment in one pass while being gentle on staff and surfaces.
Advanced knee positioner for replacement surgery
Designed for surgeons performing unicompartmental surgeries where the surgical site is on the inside of the patient’s knee, Innovative Medical Products’ De Mayo V2 E Knee Positioner increases patient safety with new features to the knee positioner’s locking mechanisms. The system’s carriage has been fitted with a sliding bar, the Varus Tilt Control, that prevents a patient’s leg from tilting out during surgery, regardless of patient height or weight. Also lighter with an improved carriage design, Patients stay solidly in place during the entire surgical procedure, while still allowing the surgeon to adjust the rotation, flexion and extension of the knee.
Healthmark Industries now offers a new 12-Day Indicator Hangtime Label from its endoscopy product line. Designed as a visual reminder for healthcare workers, the label features a 12-day elapsed time indicator adhered to a blue 8.5 x 2.5-inch self-looping hangtime label, allowing for quick and ongoing observable clarification of how long it’s been since an endoscope has been reprocessed. The label allows staff to document critical information including the scope serial number and healthcare worker initials, as well as the date and time the indicator was activated. No preconditioning is required, there are no moving parts, and there is no power source. To activate the indicator, firmly press the blister on the strip, and upon activation a safe dye migrates along a twelve-day display run-out window, which shows elapsed time (Accurate to within +/- 10%.).
A new diagnostic to measure severity of coronary artery blockages without stressing the heart has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. Abbot’s Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR) test was granted 510k clearance and is considered a significant advancement in assessing the severity of blockages in coronary arteries and determining if a coronary stent is necessary. The technology assesses the heart at rest while avoiding vasodilators, potentially reducing side effects, procedural time and cost compared to other diagnostic methods. The RFR is now available for purchase and via a software upgrade on Abbott’s QUANTIEN integrated measurement system.
In her new book “DRUGS, MONEY, AND SECRET HANDSHAKES: The Unstoppable Growth Of Prescription Drug Prices” (Cambridge University Press), Robin Feldman, a law professor and Director of the Center for Innovation at University of California Hastings Law, delves deeply into the problem, exposing the secret deals and byzantine methods that support high drug prices. Based on material from a variety of original sources – case documents, government and shareholders reports, state Medicaid actions, and industry insider reports – Feldman analyzed more than 160,000 separate cells of information. Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), the U.S. patent system, and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry are placed under the scope in this new book released March 31, 2019.
