When it comes to kidney transplants, surgeons can experience very cold hands when ice water is used during the procedure to help cool and preserve the donor kidney. Whilst this ice water reduces the risk of damage to the organ during the transplant process, it can obviously lead to discomfort for the transplant surgeon. That […]
Are you are looking for an absorbent floor mat for use in your veterinary operating theatres? We offer a range of solutions to help capture fluid and minimise the risk if slips and falls. T-Mat Superabsorbent Floor Mat Our superabsorbent T-Mat floor mat is ideal for collecting spills during wet procedures in veterinary surgical theatres. […]
If you manage a fracture clinic plaster room or orthotics laboratory, it is important to ensure that your staff are protected against the risks of inhalable and respirable dust. This was underlined again only this month in an HSE eBulletin, which revealed that the Health and Safety Executive had recently fined a stone worktop manufacturer […]
When it comes green operating room considerations for our NHS and private hospital customers, we focus on supplying products that are made with the environment in mind. Not only does this help hospitals and Trusts in their own move towards Net Zero, it also helps ensure vertical integration of environmental responsibility from manufacturer through to […]
Penthrox ® (methoxyflurane) is an anaesthetic agent that is being used more often in emergency departments, gynaecology departments, burns units and ambulances. This is in part because it provides emergency pain relief for adult patients with trauma and associated pain, is easy to administer and leaves the body more quickly than Entonox. In addition, methoxyflurane […]
Cairn Technology has released its Carbon Reduction Plan for 2024, showing a negligible 2.6% increase in its overall carbon equivalent emissions, despite a significant increase in business activities. What’s more, it has also reduced its Scope 1 carbon emissions to zero. All of the above has been achieved through a combination of insetting and offsetting […]
The Green Surgery Report (a) presents the first detailed account of how to reduce the environmental impact of surgical care. One of its focus areas is surgical products and, in particular, how to minimise waste material and energy at all stages of a product’s life cycle. By applying circular economy concepts to healthcare products, significant […]
Ruth Palfreyman and Olivia Athersych have worked hard to enhance sales of Cairn Technology’s absorbent mat range this year, with sales in January alone being 50% higher than in the year before. Both Area Sales Managers for Sheffield-based medical product sales company, Cairn Technology, Ruth’s sales territory covers London and the much of the South […]
Are you aiming to reach Net Zero with the medical devices that you use in your hospital? Do you know that you can cut costs, waste and carbon emissions with Stille’s handcrafted surgical instruments? Swedish surgical instrument brand, Stille, is renowned for its durability, precision and handling. In fact, Stille is so sure of the […]
If you are looking for instrument baskets for your sterile services department, it can be difficult to discern the quality of one brand from another. So we were very pleased to become a distributor for a brand that is manufactured to a high standard by a company which is deeply conscious of the environmental impact […]