RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

A self-service, bedside infotainment system designed specially for use in hospitals, clinics, and care homes, has been launched by Datasound Laboratories (DSL).

Healthcare consultant MJ Medical says it has fully integrated its equipment planning services into a Building Information Modelling (BIM) “environment”.

A range of “non-touch” taps and shower controls from Sirrus by Gummers, just redeveloped and refined to incorporate a more sensitive control and compete cost-wise with infrared applications, operate by harnessing the electrical impulses naturally generated by the human body.

Danish designer and manufacturer of lifting systems Ergolet has launched an overhead lifting system that it claims will “revolutionise the way care homes and hospitals are adapted for elderly and disabled people in the UK”.

Testo has added to its range of thermal imagers the Testo 876 and Testo 882 – “third generation” units from the measurement technology specialist, which entered the thermography market in 2007.

As Government carbon targets put pressure on health managers to reduce carbon emissions, Spirax Sarco claims a steam system audit can offer “a multitude of cost- effective, energy-saving solutions – even helping NHS estates managers secure Government funding by identifying projects that will lead to measurable carbon reduction”.

Dyteqta says that, following the launch of it Dyteqta-System at 2009’s Healthcare Estates event, last October’s IHEEM annual conference and exhibition provided “an ideal opportunity for raising awareness of the role of drainage monitoring in controlling the spread of infection in healthcare facilities”, and showcasing the system’s new “user-friendly software”.

A series of 13 energy management seminars held this year UK-wide by Trend Control Systems designed to educate building owners on the role of building energy management systems (BEMS) in relation to energy management, and how such equipment can help them reduce energy use within their buildings, was attended by over 1,000 end-users.

Qube Global Software is hosting a free event designed specifically for NHS estates and facilities managers on 10 November in Central London, at which one of the company’s customers, Peter O'Neill, Estates Officier, of the Pennine Acute NHS Trust, will discuss the particular problems and issues the organisation wished to address using FM management software – with the key challenges having included the merging of the Trust with Rochdale, Bury, Oldham and North Manchester Trusts in 2002/2003, the management of 80 sites, and 1,300 helpdesk calls a week.

Kays Medical says the findings of independent laboratory tests confirm that its ResponseBeta disinfectant cleaner kills the potentially fatal NDM-1 enzyme. New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is a gene carried by bacteria that makes the strain resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics.

A new composite cladding system said to increase thermal and acoustic performance, and to provide a more robust, durable finish than paint, is now available from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems.

Slingsby has launched a product to help reduce healthcare sector back injuries, claiming research reveals that one in four nurses are suffering from musculoskeletal injuries.

The portable SmartDose system from Diversey is now available with four high-performance TASKI building care concentrated products “to support simpler, safer, and superior, cleaning”. The “innovative pack design” incorporates a patented dual-setting dispenser that doses product accurately and consistently into spray bottles, buckets, sinks, or cleaning machines.

Modern buildings are designed to be airtight, and can utilise a system of ducted warm air to maintain comfortable occupancy temperatures. However Armacell says uninsulated ductwork suffers “inevitable temperature losses, which represent over 50% of system energy requirements”.

In launching its new low-cost lighting range, RS Components says it has introduced a further 250 lines to add to its existing 1,200. The low-cost ranges of fluorescent, halogen, & HID lighting incorporated within the overall offering are from Sylvania, Venture, and Knightsbridge, while the core lighting offer has been strengthened by extending the range from leading brands such as Philips, Osram, GE, and Megaman

The Medical Air Technology (MAT) Lay Up Cabinet is said to be ideal for operating theatres requiring additional capacity for instrument lay-up to help increase throughput. Re-circulating air from the room, the self-contained cabinet uses 99.997% HEPA filtration to provide an ultraclean air zone across the trolley’s face, using a downward angled air pattern.

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a website to highlight the benefits of a new range of commercial heating products that it claims “can help buildings hit renewable energy targets with more ease and flexibility than any other form of alternative heating, including biomass boilers”.

A comprehensive range of Rodan stainless steel washroom accessories is now available from Franke Sissons.

Heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration solutions supplier Daikin UK now offers retrofit self-cleaning filter upgrades to the Roundflow cassettes used in its VRV, Sky Air, and CMS air conditioning systems.

Rigel Medical’s new V2 Med-eBase PC software version, for use with its medical device testers and advanced simulators, enables enhanced electronic recording and management of medical device safety testing programmes using vital signs simulators like the SIM range (BP/SP/Uni).