RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

An internal swing door operator said to provide safety, silent operation, security and energy efficiency, and to be ideal for applications where “affordable accessibility” and ease of use are key has been introduced by Besam.

Reception staff working late into the evening at a Harley Street private medical practice now have extra protection against threatening situations via a special user ID card linked by mobile telephony to a central call centre which will monitor their safety on receipt of an alert and, if necessary, send police or security staff to help them.

Climate control specialist Eaton-Williams has introduced into the UK a compact footprint, low maintenance, direct drive fan technology it claims can significantly reduce energy costs for large healthcare facilities, has an “intrinsically reliable” failsafe design, and can contribute to a quieter hospital environment.

Siemens Medical Solutions has launched its first digital X-ray unit with a wireless detector. The company claims that the Ysio wi-D will deliver increased flexibility in examinations and enhanced comfort for patients.

Crown cut American Cherry veneer doors from Leaderflush Shapland’s Designer range, featuring the company’s new EnduraCor fireretardant facing and flaxboard core, now feature at specialist chemotherapy centre at University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool funded by ex-Liverpool footballer Kenny Dalglish and his wife, Marina.

The new Pulpmatic macerator form DDC Dolphin is claimed to set new standards in the maceration of biodegradable pulp bedpans, bottles, vomit bowls and other similar articles.

Brandon Medical unveiled “a world exclusive” at Düsseldorf’s Medica exhibition; visitors flocked to its stand for the launch of its new High Definition Medical Lighting (HD LED) technology.

A GSM-based system designed for simple, economical off-site monitoring of equipment such as fire alarms, boilers, intruder alarms, flow switches and pumps has been launched by Drax (UK).

With its ability to offer up to one hour fire resistance and an expandable capability enabling it to be used in internal walls of varying thickness, the patented Unity system of aluminium internal door and window frames is suited for use in every type of healthcare environment.

A year-long study at The Heart of England Trust’s Heartlands Hospital which saw electrical socket outlets and switches coated with anti-microbial silver has demonstrated the technology to be exceptionally effective at combating bacteria.

University College of London Hospital Trust, reportedly one of the NHS’s largest and most complex Trusts, has installed an Axiom Artis dFC with Stereotaxis NIOBE Magnetic Navigation system in its Heart Hospital.

Researchers at Hull University medical engineering consultancy MediCET have joined forces with mobile computing and electronic data capture specialist Belgravium Technologies to develop the concept for an automated drug dispensing trolley they believe could significantly reduce accidents due to medicine maladministration.

Patients and staff at Raigmore hospital near Inverness are benefiting from “new generation” fluorescent lighting from Royal Philips Electronics.

Asckey Data Services has introduced an optional Mobile Task Management (MTM) software module for use with its Eclipse-fm facilities management system on industrystandard PDAs and “smart phones”.

Supplier of roof drainage systems and perimeter design profiles Guttermaster now offers an easy-toinstall alternative to traditional copings for capping and sealing parapet walls with its Snap-Lok system of precision formed twoelement coping.

A new ten-bed ward extension and outpatient facility used to treat patients suffering from sleep disorders has been constructed at Papworth Hospital from 40 different-sized Europanel Lite composite panels from Eurobond.

Servocell, a developer of integrated access control systems, has launched a range of self-contained cabinet latch systems for the healthcare sector.

UK-based diagnostic imaging specialist M.A.S. Medical says patients can have their stress levels dramatically reduced and experience a faster recovery by looking at visual therapy nature images.

A North London private hospital has converted unused interior space into four additional daycare rooms, each illuminated by Solatube 21-C Daylighting Systems from SolaLighting Ltd.

Andrew Humphreys, of Aedas architects in Shrewsbury, won a Sony 40 inch LCD television put up as a prize by Komfort Health & Cleanroom Environments during the recent Healthcare Estates Exhibition in Harrogate.