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Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter | May 27, 2010
In 2009, Covidien's medical supplies business made $1.7 billion in net sales. The company's medical supplies business includes care dressings, incontinence products, O/R supplies, electrodes, needles and syringes and sharps containers and devices. Last year, Covidien introduced the Kendall DL disposable cable and lead wire system. The product was designed to ensure patient safety, patient comfort and ease of use.
"This single patient use, disposable product reduces the risk of cross-contamination from reusable cables and leads, leading to improved patient care and cost control," says Clemmer.
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Timely Medical Innovations (TMI) is another manufacturer that recently introduced a new product designed to prevent hospital infections. TMI produces disposable personal protection equipment (PPE) designed to meet the regulation standards for infection control and ensure compliance. The company experienced a surge in sales in 2009, due to the prevalence of H1N1, says Michael Grad, president and CEO of TMI. Last year, the manufacturer introduced FlipEase, a pre-assembled, disposable eye protection product.
"There is an outcry among some end users, particularly in surgery, that there isn't much space to store the products, and they don't want to take a lot of time to assemble them," says Grad. "So we set out to create something that was much more convenient."
The FlipEase has a unique design that allows it to be stored flat. The user just flips the lens into place when it is needed. FlipEase fits comfortably over surgical masks and eyeglasses. TMI is focused on making it easy for health care professionals to comply with infection regulations by offering products that are low-cost, convenient and comfortable, says Grad.
It's in to Be Green
One growing trend they may slow the disposables industry is the focus on ecologically friendly practices. Many hospitals across the nation are striving to be kinder to the environment.
"Green is the next big thing," says Stephen Boyle, director of materiels supply chain at Bloomington Hospital, Ind. "If it's disposable, it's going in the landfill. If it's going in the landfill, it's a problem."
