From the December 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine



Bariatric gynaecology chair
Plinth 2000 has launched its Model 50G Bariatric Gynaecology Chair, with a 78cm seat cushion and backrest and substantial cot sides and arm supports, to accommodate even super-morbidly obese pregnant mothers in comfort and safety. Soon to be launched is an entirely new column-lift model, which will allow both Trendelenburg and Reverse Trendelenburg tilt actions, the latter mode additionally facilitating respiration in obese patients.

The chair has uprated electronic height adjustment, able to lift overweight and obese patients from its lowest working height of 56cm to its upper level of 104cm. There is also motorized backrest adjustment from 0° to 90° and electric Trendelenburg tilt operation. A control is supplied as standard, with the option of a hands-free footswitch. The chair automatically reclines to a fully horizontal position, for patient recovery in emergency situations.

ACUSON Freestyle Ultrasound System
Siemens announced the Release 3.5 of the ACUSON Freestyle ultrasound system – the world’s first ultrasound system with wireless transducers. The system utilizes Pixelformer image processing architecture. It covers a wide range of ultrasound imaging for diagnostic and procedural cases, including vascular, musculoskeletal, and nerve imaging. New enhanced needle visualization improves needle display during ultrasound-guided procedures. A new user interface offers a larger clinical image display, auto-hide of imaging parameters, preset display customization, and an up-to-60-second clip playback feature.

Release 3.5 of the ACUSON Freestyle system also introduces a mobile link app that connects the ultrasound system to a Microsoft Windows tablet on a shared wireless network to view, open, and share images and clips within the stored Patient Study List.

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