SPECIAL FOCUS UPDATE MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 SOUTHCO NOW MANUFACTURING CE-MARKED FULL FACE PROTECTIVE VISORS


Southco Manufacturing has responded to the challenge presented by COVID-19 and, in record time, tooled up a CE-marked full face protective visor. The face shields are comfortable,


lightweight, and easy to clean and disinfect. They also have space to be worn in conjunction with additional PPE such as glasses, face masks and respirators. While the face shields are


now available for sale, the company has also donated large quantities to local care homes, charities, etc. “We are extremely proud to contribute to the fight against


this terrible disease,” said Philip Kempson, managing director. “Southco is a people-oriented business with a strong customer- centric culture, so being able to make a positive difference during these challenging times is very important to us. What’s more, this investment keeps our facility busy during a time of major economic uncertainty and secures local jobs.”


Southco Manufacturing CHECKING STAFF


TEMPERATURES As employees return to work, increased safety will be paramount. To help, Review Display Systems (RDS) has launched an access management station. This comes complete with a safety body temperature measurement check, optional facial recognition, and a kiosk version which comes with an optional hand sanitiser. It is supplied with a choice of


Rockchip RK3288/RK3399/Qualcomm MSM8953 high performance hardware platforms and equipped with an industrial-grade wide dynamic binocular camera and face biometric recognition technology including infrared thermal imaging. It supports a 30,000 face database with a 1:1 comparison recognition rate over 99.7%, giving accurate face recognition even when wearing a face mask.


Review Display Systems (RDS) www.review-displays.co.uk


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CAPNOMETER COULD HELP NHS QUICKLY WORK OUT WHICH PATIENTS NEED A VENTILATOR


Glasgow-based Wideblue is accelerating production of a medical device which could help the NHS quickly discover which COVID-19 patients are deteriorating and need a ventilator. N-Tidal, developed for Wideblue client Cambridge


Respiratory Innovations (CRI), is a simple-to-use, fully automated, small battery powered personal capnometer which is used to measure the amount of CO2


in exhaled


breath during normal relaxed breathing. The changes in CO2 concentration as a patient breathes in and out through the


device are measured and can be used to assess the health of a patient’s lungs and general condition. According to the company, the device could enable clinicians to prioritise their


use based on firm data, and it may also be useful to track progress of patients as they recover after ventilator use. N-Tidal was originally developed to be used by patients with respiratory


related diseases such as asthma, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure for hospital and home monitoring. This new application will hopefully see the device used in hospitals and the community to help in the fight against Coronavirus.


Wideblue www.wide-blue.com CCDS FOR COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS


High performance charged coupled devices (CCDs) are being supplied by Teledyne for COVID-19 diagnostic scientific instruments. In the past few weeks, the UK CCD Fabrication team have been producing hundreds of CCD77-358 devices that will be designed into camera systems to support COVID-19 diagnostics. These highly sensitive


image sensors are used for low-light imaging applications such as microscopy and other scientific imaging techniques deployed


for research and diagnostic testing of COVID-19. The sensor is back-illuminated and has an image resolution of 512 x 512 pixels, a large pixel size of 24µm in size and a high dynamic range. Miles Adcock, president, Teledyne e2v Space & Quantum, said:


“The Coronavirus outbreak has triggered increased demand and interest for CCD and CMOS sensors. We expect to have manufactured several times the forecasted annual demand for the CCD77-358 devices by the end of this quarter alone.”


Teledyne Imaging www.teledyneimaging.com/en/home/ CRI www.camresp.com


PRODUCING TYPE FFP2 FACE MASKS


FATH Components is supplying premium quality face masks ex-stock from both its UK warehouse and German production and distribution facility. The company is also gearing up to manufacture face masks at its main plant near Stuttgart and, once the new line is fully operational, will be able to produce and dispatch 50,000 masks a day. The company plans to make


‘significant numbers’ of Type FFP2 face masks (which are recommended for use in the fight against Coronavirus) available to health service providers, institutions and care homes at cost- price, with any additional production then retailing direct to the general public via its website and established network of approved distributors.


FATH Components https://www.fath24.com/fath- news/breathing-masks


BATTERIES AND CHARGERS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES BUILDING MOTORS FOR


Accutronics is increasing production of batteries and chargers for ventilators, x-ray detectors and other critical medical devices in response to COVID-19. The company has been classified as a critical business during the ongoing


coronavirus situation to ensure it can manufacture the batteries required to reliably power devices during this crucial time. Mike Allen, managing director of Accutronics, said: “As a business already


well-positioned to serve the medical market, we immediately increased production of our medical batteries and chargers. This is not only to support the medical manufacturers working to produce more ventilators and critical care devices, but also for the hospitals and healthcare facilities providing frontline care. Everybody at Accutronics is working valiantly to do anything we can to support frontline workers and medical manufacturers.”


Accutronics 22 MAY 2020 | DESIGN SOLUTIONS www.accutronics.co.uk


CRITICAL CARE EQUIPMENT The COVID-19 pandemic is creating an urgent need for critical care equipment such as ventilators and infusion systems, as well as increased requirements for lab analysers. So, the Portescap team is hard at work


building motors that power ventilators, infusion pumps, clinical diagnostic equipment and many other medical devices. The company is working closely with device manufacturers to reduce the stress on the medical community created by the sudden surge in demand and shortage in supply.


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