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The disposable NerveGuard
from Pajunk Medical
Systems helps prevent nerve
damage while administering
regional blocks. A pressure-
sensing device compresses
a spring and makes the
syringe impossible to push if it's not where it's supposed to be.
It's an improvement over other systems because there's no need
to look at a monitor for yellow and red warning indicators while
you're trying to administer the block. Providers who aren't as
experienced and want to make sure they're as safe as possible
may find it very useful.
An endoscopy suite that's
doing a lot of sedation but
doesn't have monitors for
end-tidal CO
2
would be the
perfect landing spot for
Sentec's Digital Monitoring
System. It's a disposable non-
invasive sensor you can put on the cheek or forehead of high-risk
patients to provide continuous measurement and make sure they
don't succumb to respiratory depression. It might also be very use-
ful in the PACU of an ASC that's doing, for example, interscalene
blocks or other procedures that require more careful monitoring.
The sensors run about $22 to $25 per patient, and the company
rents, leases or sells the monitor.
6 MORE PRODUCTS I SAW AT ASA
Would Any of These Look Good in Your ORs?
