The Hemo Control point-of-care (POC) diagnostics analyser provides laboratory accurate hemoglobin and hematocrit results in one simple test. The new hemoglobin POC analyser enables full upgrade with data management functionality as required, giving the user complete flexibility over their future connectivity options via its bi-directional interface. Using the new LIS2-A2 communication standard, this bidirectional interface allows the analyser to connect directly to third party software and enable simple integration with LIS (Laboratory Information System) middleware. LIS2-A2 succeeds the ASTM communication standard commonly used for small to mid-size analysers and is easier to integrate than POCT-1A. Available as a cost effective basic device which stores up to 4000 patient results, the new Hemo Control offers enhanced on-board Data Management (DM) functions following upgrade with the DM
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Compared with patients in the regular ward, charts in intensive care are much more complex, in view of the special requirements that apply there. In addition to the standard vital parameters, they include information on cardiac and respiratory function. The new ‘Critical Care’ module in the Soarian HIS, available in numerous countries, takes care of these requirements. Data from intensive care monitoring devices feeds automatically into the digital chart, which gives healthcare personnel a rapid overview of the patient’s condition. Unlike dedicated departmental systems for intensive care, Soarian ‘Critical Care’ is fully incorporated into the HIS.This means that information from intensive care can be viewed in the recovery or regular wards, depending on authorization levels. For instance, staff there can read
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The V680 ventilator for hospital respiratory care, offering both invasive and non-invasive ventilation, is designed for smoother transition from ventilation to natural breathing and helps enhance patient care and minimize ventilator-associated infection rates. It has been developed in partnership with physicians, leading to customized technology that can be simply and quickly adjusted to respond to patient needs. The goal is to speed the time to non-invasive ventilation, ultimately reducing hospital stays and the associated cost burden. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has become a standard of care for the management of acute respiratory failure, but there is a risk of leaks around the mask that may interfere with ventilator performance. As a result, patient-ventilator asynchrony, defined as a mismatch between the patient’s inspiratory time and the ventilator insufflation time, occurs in nearly 25 per cent of intubated patients. These high rates of asynchrony are associated with a higher incidence of weaning failure and tracheostomy, prolonged mechanical ventilation, fatigue, increased sedation needs and longer hospital stays.  A recent study to compare patient-ventilator synchrony during NIV between ICU, transport and dedicated NIV ventilators, found the use of a NIV ventilator on critically ill patients led to a significant decrease in the incidence of patient-ventilator asynchrony.  Moreover, dedicated NIV ventilators exhibited more standardized behaviour during the investigation, with an ability to avoid auto-triggering or delayed cycling while keeping a short triggering delay despite the presence of leaks.  The Philips V680 Ventilator is launched in several European markets. US launch is pending 510(k) clearance.
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Specifically designed for open surgical procedures that require delicate and fine tissue dissection, the new THUNDERBEAT Open Fine Jaw (OFJ) is now available, alongside the THUNDERBEAT Open Extended Jaw (OEJ) for open surgery launched last December. The new Thunderbeat OFJ fully integrates bipolar high-frequency and ultrasonic technologies. The device is specially designed to be utilized in open surgery particularly in superficial and confined areas, such as thyroid and ENT procedures or breast surgery. The by-now familiar benefits of fastest-inclass cutting and dissection with reliable sealing and cutting of vessels up to 7mm in diameter are supplemented with a fine curved tip design for precise dissection. The Thunderbeat OFJ has been developed as part of a complete energy platform offered by Olympus, supplementing the Olympus Surgical Tissue Management System and covering new applications in open surgery. The platform itself combines an ultrasound generator with a complete, integrated highfrequency (HF) generator compatible with all conventional HF instruments available in the market. Having a single generator platform across a multitude of surgical specialties and applications reduces complexity, helping hospitals to streamline both surgical workflows and OR staff training. The benefits are increased efficiency, patient safety and staff satisfaction, whilst also reducing inventory costs and management complexity. Special features of the Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw include: scissors-type grip, specifically designed for precise and direct manoeuvring in open surgery and integrated in a light, ergonomic and perfectly- balanced handpiece that fits into the surgeon’s hand and provides precise and direct tactile feedback; curved fine tip, for enhanced target area visibility with easy entry and separation of the tissue plane in confined areas, optimized for the anatomy around the thyroid, the head and neck area and the breast; atraumatic jaw design ensuring secure, non-slip grasping, with even tissue compression thanks to the ‘wiper-jaw’ technology; tissue stopper to prevent tissue sticking inside the shaft.
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