RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

On 11 May the first patient was treated within a mobile operating theatre at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, supplied by Vanguard Healthcare, ‘to assist the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in increasing patient access and reducing the risk of cancelling operations’.

With operating theatres incorporating a host of expensive equipment that could be damaged or destroyed in the event of fire, an integral part of the fire protection system is the network of fire dampers – designed to close when the temperature within the ductwork reaches a certain level.

Daray Medical has recently supplied multiple LED operating theatre lights for use in a new dermatology unit at Solihull Hospital.

Astralite plus, Brandon Medical’s latest minor surgical/examination light, is an extension to its Astralite HD-LED range.

Since the launch of its Exflow Evolution ultraclean canopy in 2012, clean air engineering specialist, Howorth Air Technology, says it has found the system to be ‘the preferred choice’ of both NHS and private hospitals in the UK and globally.

Maquet and GE Healthcare are jointly developing a new flexible angiography hybrid operating theatre solution.

Trumpf Medical describes its new operating table, the TruSystem 7000, as its most advanced operating table ever.

Olympus Medical has recently completed a new ‘turnkey’ project in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Homerton Hospital, East London.

Needing to increase its facilities in response to ever-growing demand for surgery, Spire Harpenden recently selected Karl Storz’s OR1 NEO integrated operating theatre system, which is specifically designed for minimally invasive surgery.

A new wireless energy monitoring system which gives businesses real-time energy consumption statistics can ‘significantly extend’ the energy savings achieved when replacing ‘traditional’ commercial lighting system with LEDs, energy efficiency company, Minimise Energy maintains.

Opening and closing high-level windows and rooflights ‘will be a breeze’ with the launch of a new natural ventilation system from GEZE UK.

The new OL Line manual window control system has been designed specifically for commercial and public buildings, and can easily be retrofitted.

An ‘eco-friendly’ fogging system for room disinfection and infection control cleaning has been launched by chemical technology specialist, Accepta.

The system allows disinfection of large indoor areas ‘quickly and easily’, and is thus ‘ideal for removing infection risk from ceilings, walls, floors, ‘and the air itself’. The odourless, colourless fog is also non-toxic, non-corrosive, and non-bleaching.

With over 20 years’ experience designing and making furniture for challenging environments, Tough Furniture says: “We find it very encouraging to see the rise in quality of all provision, particularly in mental health, and the recognition of the significance of the living environment as a real part of the therapeutic process.

Guardian Staff Safety Systems manufactures call alarms and staff attack systems for service-users and staff that ‘exceed NHS and Home Office requirements’, and are widely used by NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers UK-wide.

Pineapple Contracts has supplied ‘safe, secure, and stylish’ furniture for nearly 40 years. During this time its product range has evolved to include a host of safety features to protect staff as well as users.

Award-winning healthcare solutions provider, Teal, has unveiled a new ‘innovative multi-use chair’ created by international designer, Ben Grafton, which it will show at the DIMH 2015 exhibition.

This spring, Primera will be bringing the Life-Line concept to Solihull.

‘Delighted’ to be participating in DiMH 2015, P4 said: “As a leading UK authority in self-testing emergency lighting, our continuity of product, and innovative solutions, help ensure sustainable compliance with British and European emergency lighting regulations.”

On show from Intastop will be its latest product, the SECURAHinge (pictured), a full-length continuous geared hinge that provides improved safety for applications in healthcare, psychiatric, and secure accommodation environments, designed particularly for the anti-ligature market.

The Anti-Ligature Shop claims to be the only supplier of specialist antiligature products ‘all under one roof’.