Surgery
Spectrum Surgical Instruments Signs Agreement with HealthTrust...
Friday, 25 May 2012 04:42
Spectrum Surgical is a leading provider of a full range of surgical instrument repair and restoration services.Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corporation (“Spectrum”) was awarded contracts with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P. (“HealthTrust”) as a provider of rigid and flexible endoscope repair and surgical instrument repair and restoration to HealthTrust member facilities. The agreements became effective May 1, 2012.
About Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corporation:
Spectrum Surgical is a leading provider of a full range of surgical
instrument repair and restoration services, cleaning brushes,
surgical instruments and instrument accessories. Spectrum is also
dedicated to providing instrument education to the Operating Room
and Central Sterilization personnel around the country. Contact a
Spectrum customer care representative at 800-444-5644 to learn more
or visit the company’s website at: http://www.spectrumsurgical.com.
Dixie Medical Changes Name to DXE Medical to Address Misperception
Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:07
Medical Equipment Distributor Specializing in Defibrillators
Changes Name to Reflect National Customer Base.
Dixie Medical, Inc. is a Brentwood, TN-based provider of medical equipment and service to emergency responders and medical care facilities. Founded in 1999 by Matthew Spencer, Dixie Medical has emerged from a two-bedroom apartment with one employee, to a 27,000 square foot facility with over 20 employees. In order to address the perception that Dixie Medical is predominately a “Southern” company, the company has decided to transition to DXE Medical, Inc., a less regional name.
“When we first starte...
View / Add CommentsMarco Paliotta an Oklahoma City Cardiac Surgeon Participates in Heart...
Thursday, 24 May 2012 16:28
Oklahoma City pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Marco Paliotta joined
more than 7,500 participants, including several other physicians
and nurses from the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in the American
Heart Association’s 2012 Central Oklahoma Heart Walk in Oklahoma
City. Join me in my efforts to support American Heart
Association - Oklahoma City, OK! As a pediatric cardiac surgeon,
the most rewarding part of the day was witnessing the significant
participation from the general population who seemed genuinely
intent on making an impact on their own health as well as the
health of others.
Pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Marco Paliotta http://drpaliotta.com joined more than 7,500 participants, including several other physicians and nurses from the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in the American Heart Association’s 2012 Central Oklahoma Heart Walk in Oklahoma City.
... View / Add CommentsLeft Ventricular Assist Devices Replaced by SynCardia Total Artificial...
Thursday, 24 May 2012 08:35
With Total Artificial Heart, Two Patients Bridged to Transplant,
Five Currently Waiting for a Matching Donor Heart A left
ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump implanted
adjacent to the heart which helps pump blood through the left side
of the heart.
SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the world’s first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart has recently replaced left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in seven patients suffering from end-stage heart failure.
... View / Add CommentsNew Study Questions Effectiveness of Cipro: Severe Adverse Events
Thursday, 24 May 2012 07:42
According to the study published in the April issue of the journal
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, E. coli bacteria's
resistance to Cipro increased five-fold between 2000 and 2010. E.
coli accounts for 75 percent to 95 percent of urinary tract
infections. Cipro is a brand name for ciprofloxacin, of a class of
antibiotic drugs known as fluoroquinolones, originally manufactured
by Bayer. Cipro and other antibiotics have long been alleged to
cause serious side effect, including tendon damage. From November
1997 to December 2005, the FDA received 262 reports of tendon
ruptures, 258 cases of tendinitis and 274 cases of other tendon
disorders in patients using fluoroquinolone antibiotics, i...
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