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breaking. (The reps challenged us to try.) They're disposable for infection control's sake, except for the fully contained LED insert in the
handle, which conveniently illuminates the blade's blind side. You can
never have enough light. The individually wrapped blades are $6 each,
with a 5-year expiration date.
ARIZANT
SpotOn Temperature Monitoring System
There's a lot of complex electronic and thermodynamic science
behind the "zero heat flux" technology that makes this non-invasive
monitoring device work, but its advantages are pretty clear. The circular sensor affixed to the forehead travels with the patient throughout
the perioperative process, delivering an accurate, consistent and continuous core temperature reading to the output unit or a portable
monitor. It eliminates the need for spot-check (and possibly highly
variable) temperature readings with
HOT SPOT Arizant's SpotOn
Temperature Monitoring System.
different devices. It
looks like it would
be particularly useful for regional anesthesia patients, who,
not being intubated,
don't offer immedi7 8
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