Verathon Medical UK
April 2, 2007 – 8:18 pmVerathon Medical UK – Video Laryngoscope, Endotracheal Tubes and Bladder Volume Instruments
Verathon Medical (UK) Ltd supplies the UL Healthcare sector with unique and innovative product solutions supported by a quality service provision for airway management and urological diagnosis. Verathon has three generic brand named products, each occupying a market leading position in the provision of high quality, well serviced medical devices: the innovative video laryngoscope known as GlideScope®, the technologically advanced endotracheal tubes known as GlideRite®, and the bladder volume instruments known as BladderScan®.
GLIDESCOPE®: DISPOSABLE, TRAUMA-FREE INTUBATION
GlideScope “Cobalt” disposable laryngoscope provides the cost effective intubation view every time
The sterile disposable Cobalt reduces the staff time required for decontamination procedures
GlideRite tubes with the unique soft distal tip reduce patient trauma and thereby reduce any infection risk
A complete range of GlideRite endotracheal tubes from standard, through pre-formed to reinforced
GlideScope range provides the complete solution from crash trolleys in A&E to portable intubations from the air ambulance
GLIDERITE®: ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES
The patented GlideScope GlideRite tracheal tube has a soft curved distal tip designed by Parker Medical to prevent trauma to airway structures:
Soft, flexible, resilient tip glides gently along the airway surfaces without scraping
Centred tip helps facilitate rapid intubation
Tapered tip designed to pass easily through a narrow glottis
Curved tip provides better visualisation of the distal end of the tube and glottic opening during intubation
BLADDERSCAN® BLADDER VOLUME MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
Verathon’s BladderScan is used throughout the healthcare continuum worldwide, in primary, acute and extended care. The BladderScan is well developed in the Urology market where it is accepted as the ‘standard of care’, and this acceptance has led to the product being actively used in the following departments:
Anaesthetics
UEBW and bladder wall thickness
Elderly care
Gynaecology
Neurology
Obstetrics
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Stroke and rehabilitation
Surgical recovery
The BladderScan bladder volume measurement instrument offers the user many benefits, including:
Prevents unnecessary catheterisation
Reduces incidence of urinary tract infection
Easy to use
Saves staff time
Non-invasive
Cost-effective
Eliminates unnecessary trauma to patients
Non-real time allows focussed scanning
Our in-house company unique training package is aligned to KSF requirements
Can be used by any healthcare practitioner and applied to their clinical environment
Through the use of BladderScan you can promote best practice and safeguard high standards of care
You can order our products, consumables and accessories through NHS Logistics
Verathon Medical (UK) Ltd is committed to helping healthcare professionals improve patient care through reliable, innovative, easy-to-use, easy-to-own and “best in class” medical instruments.
Verathon Medical (UK) Ltd is a subsidiary of the global developer-manufacturer Verathon Inc. based in Seattle, Washington. The Group has global sales in excess of $80 million with a significant world-wide market share in both Anaesthesia and Urology.
Verathon Medical UK Ltd
The Granary Manor Farm Courtyard
Aston Sandford
Aylesbury HP17 8JB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1844 299207
Fax: +44 1844 299218
URL: www.verathon.co.uk