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VitaHeat Medical
VitaHeat Patient Warming Solution
This new player in patient warming employs conductive-
ink heating, which is comprised of silver particles and
carbon, to warm patients with an underbody pad that
contours to the patient's body. Software determines
which one of 8 sensors is measuring the highest temperature and automatically adjusts
the heat distribution for safe, consistent warming across 6 temperature zones.
Mizuho
ProneView Protective Helmet
Launched last month, the newest version of this patient
positioning aid features the adjustment mechanism in
the helmet system instead of in the mirror, providing a
much easier way to adjust the helmet's height. The
redesign gained about three-fourths of an inch in
height profile, so the patients' necks can be elevated into a more neutral angle when they're
placed in the prone position. Another plus: Cleaning the mirror between cases is much easi-
er now that the knobs are no longer on its surface.
CareFusion
APA Video Laryngoscope
CareFusion recently acquired this airway device from Venner
Medical and implemented a prism redesign that provides a
wide view of the airway with no horizontal restriction. The scope
is comprised of 3 pieces — the screen, handle and camera mod-
ule — that come apart for easy cleaning. The scope runs on a sin-
gle, rechargeable AA battery, which will last for about a month with average use. It costs
approximately $5,000 and disposable blades of various sizes range from $6 to $20.
