PRODUCT NEWS ‘Critical’ role in new TV medical drama
Site clearance expertise
With 25 years’ experience selling equipment on behalf of the NHS, HILDITCH GROUP has managed over 90 hospital site clearances. The company has a number of valuers who can provide accurate quotes on what equipment is worth before it is sent to auction, along with trained engineers who can inspect equipment and undertake data cleansing on hard drives, enabling resale instead of disposal.
BENDER UK has played a key role in ensuring the authenticity of the operating theatre scenes in the new Sky 1 drama ‘Critical’, by providing operating theatre equipment used in the high-tech sets built for the series.
Each programme in the 13-part medical drama focuses on the team’s real-time efforts to save patients during the critical first 60 minutes after they arrive at the hospital, and those minutes will flash by on the digital clock within the Bender touch-screen control panel which controls operating theatre equipment. Bender UK also supplied the advanced XLED surgical lighting used in the operating theatre set through its exclusive UK partnership with Steris. Malcolm Thornton, production designer for ‘Critical’ at Hat Trick Productions, explained: “The concept of the ‘Critical‘ Trauma Unit was a cutting edge, high tech, medical unit that was equipped with state- of-the-art equipment. The set was to be lit entirely with LED lights and this applied to the operating theatre. We chose Steris XLED theatre lamps from Bender because of their light quality, and their stunning interwoven
Protection against hand damage
Skin damage to the hands of medical staff is a common cause of days lost to illness. According to a Swiss survey, 18% of time taken off for illness by healthcare staff is due to hand skin damage. From this study, it is estimated that dermatitis associated with frequent hand cleansing causes in excess of 2.3 million days lost by staff absence and costs the NHS approximately £300 million. Available from ATI ATLAS, Skintect Swiss professional formula hand lotion provides an economic, effective protection against this risk. A small bead of lotion applied before a four hour shift will not be removed by repeated exposure to soap, solvents or alcohol. The combination of active
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crescent-shaped lamp arrangement. The look of the lamps was perfect for our setting and their technical performance gave us the light quality we needed for the different medical situations to be depicted.” The Steris XLED modular lighting system offers a choice of 1, 2, 3 or 4 spots to meet every surgical need. Each spot array of 20 LEDs is configured to optimise performance, producing patterns perfectly arranged to remove shadows and ensure excellent colour rendering. Importantly LED lamps do not emit infrared rays, so virtually no heat is radiated. As a result, the risk of drying out exposed tissue is minimised and the conditions for the patient and surgical team are cooler and more comfortable. Bender leads UK contemporary membrane technology and the wipe clean membrane design on its hygienic touchscreen operating theatre control panels delivers maximum sterility. Innovative features include an anti-microbial silver nitrate coating which enables staff to exercise safe control of the theatre environment through an ergonomic single point of reference, even when wearing surgical gloves.
Offering advice on site clearance, to prevent companies losing out on significant amounts of money, managing director, Mike Hilditch, comments: “Companies must be flexible – preparing for any eventuality and changing the plan if necessary, keep in mind the security of the old site, which can be overlooked when company focus is on the new site, and also recycling equipment which is essential.” He adds: “Asset managers are essential for the initial site assessment; they can highlight liability issues and determine the real areas of value.”
Innovation award for imaging solution
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), the largest society of minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgeons in North America and possibly the world, has named KARL STORZ IMAGE 1 SPIES as an Innovation of the Year for 2014. KARL STORZ provides innovative imaging solutions to enhance surgeons’ capabilities so they can deliver exceptional levels of patient care. The new IMAGE 1 SPIES system is the company’s latest solution to optimise the surgeon’s view of challenging anatomical areas during complex surgeries. Combined with new FULL HD three-chip camera heads, the system includes the CLARA, CHROMA and SPECTRA modes, which activate proprietary image enhancement algorithms to provide optimum image quality.
ingredients in Skintect is absorbed by the top layer of skin cells to form a protective outer film. The lotion complies with all EU regulations and is supplied with ISO 9001:2008 accreditation.
APRIL 2015
©John Rogers for HatTrick / BSkyB
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