April 2009

Meditrax provides unique surgical instrument identification for Central Lancashire and North Sefton Joint Venture Decontamination Project

Meditrax’s  InstruMark division, has been appointed by Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and  Lancashire  Teaching  Hospitals NHS  Trusts  to  provide the marking of unique identifiers onto thousands of surgical instruments owned by the hospital trusts.

As part of the Department of Health’s NHS  Decontamination  program,  these hospital trusts, who are part of the Central Lancashire and North Sefton Joint Venture Decontamination  Project, have opted to Laser Mark 2D Data Matrix codes onto single surgical instruments prior to outsourcing the decontamination of their surgical instruments to a Super Decontamination  Unit  contracted  by   Synergy  Healthcare  PLC.

Within the instrument marking project, has been the procurement of  the latest technology in Surgical Instrument identification. InstruMark Compact Fibre Lasers  have been installed into the main hospitals within the trust allowing trained hospital  staff to laser mark instruments immediately as they become available.

To aid with the project, Meditrax is providing additional skilled personal and Laser Machines to cope with the high demand. As well as providing this extra marking capacity, the Meditrax Personal are on hand to assist with technical queries from the trained hospital staff.

2D Matrixes (similar to a barcode) with unique  GS1  identifiers are being directly laser annealed to each surgical instrument. The laser annealing means a permanent and extremely readable mark with zero damage  to  the  instrument  or  its  warranty. With  the application of  the  GS1  code,  it means in theory you could pick up any one of  the  trusts  instruments  anywhere  in  the world  and  be  able  to  track  it  back  to  its owner.

Nigel Bacon, Managing Director of Meditrax commented that’ we are extremely proud to be working with Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts on this project. Meditrax  has  been  very  involved with consulting and liaising with the Trusts and Synergy Healthcare on  the structure, specification  and  application  of the codes. With Meditrax’s involvement and provision of the hardware, knowledge, skills and application software we hope the Instrument Marking and the Joint Venture project is a great success for all involved’.

October 2008

Meditrax launch the CFL Laser Marking System

Meditrax’s CFL Laser Marking System is leading the field in the world of Instrument Marking.

It is a highly developed fibre based laser marking machine that uses a unique super high frequency laser that does not damage or penetrate the surface of the instrument.

It marks the instrument in under 10 seconds by offering a permanent mark while leaving the integrity of the instrument in tact. The efficiency of this system means marked instruments can be back in circulation on the same day.

March 2006

Prince Andrew visits Meditrax at the Arab Health Exhibition

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, was one of the high-profile visitors to visit the Meditrax stand at this years Arab Health Exhibition held in Dubai.

During his visit to the exhibition His Royal Highness spent time speaking to both the Managing Director and Chairman of Meditrax about the products and services that Meditrax have to offer, along with their plans for the future.

For Meditrax the Arab Health is one of the most significant exhibitions in the world, as it give us the opportunity to showcase our products and services on a world stage, as well as the ability to strengthen our ties with the Middle East.                                                                                                                                                                                                             Copyright© Middle East Medical   
                                                                                                                                                                         

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