The Operating Theatre Journal July 2022

ELLAB PRIDE OVER ROYAL WARRANT TO HM THE QUEEN
Ellab Monitoring Solutions Ltd, a division of the Ellab Group - global leader in validation, calibration and monitoring solutions - has been granted
the Royal Warrant to Her Majesty The Queen, initially for up to five years.
The Royal Warrant is granted to a company that has supplied goods or services to the households of HM The Queen or HRH The Prince Of Wales for
a minimum of five years. It empowers the holder to display the designated Royal Arms in connection with the business, and is recognised across
the world.
Ian Robinson, Managing Director of Ellab Monitoring Solutions and the ‘grantee’ of the warrant, is thrilled to receive the royal mark of recognition
on behalf of the company. The multi-award winning monitoring solutions division designs and manufactures wireless environmental monitoring
equipment in the UK for the heritage, pharmaceutical, healthcare and food and beverage sectors.
He says: “It’s a great honour for Ellab to be a recipient of recognition from Her Majesty, especially in the year of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
It’s also a tribute to everyone in the company and across the Group for their ongoing commitment to working at the very highest standards, to the
ultimate benefit of all our clients. Without a doubt, it’s one of the proudest and most significant milestones in our company’s history.”
Ellab supplies the most effective and robust wireless transmitter-based monitoring solutions available. Its class-leading instrumentation plays
a major part in protecting famous heritage and historic landmarks – including the Mary Rose, New Zealand’s famous Museum of Transport and
Technology and Rubens’ ceiling paintings in London’s historic Banqueting House - as well as real-time monitoring of environmental conditions in
the pharmaceutical and food sectors. Wireless solutions are flexible so sensors can be easily moved or expanded in number to ensure they are
always in the optimum positions, and provide continuous output for consistent and accurate readings, wherever you are.
As well as its world-renowned validation, monitoring and calibration solutions and services, Ellab also provides class-leading GMP consulting and
ancillary products to life science and food manufacturing companies globally.
Further information from: Louise Jeffrey, Group Marketing Manager, Ellab. E: sales.hanwell@ellab.com T: +44 (0)1462 688070 www.ellab.com
AWARD WINNING PRODUCT DESIGN SPECIALIST SHOWCASES
LATEST IN MEDICAL DEVICE INNOVATIONS AT MED-TECH 2022
Wideblue, a multi-award winning product design, development and
manufacturing consultancy, showcased the latest in medical device
innovations at Med-Tech 2022.
Wideblue has been working at the cutting edge of medical device
design and development since 2006, and is now seen as one of the UK’s
leading experts in this field. Wideblue has seen a large increase in its
turnover over the last twelve months, with its headcount increasing to
24. Wideblue’s parent company, Pivot International, also acquired A2E
to form Scotland’s largest independent product design group.
Wideblue managing director, Barry Warden, commented: “We have
been working on various cutting edge medical device projects which
we were delighted to showcase at Med-Tech 2022. Most of the projects
we work on are one of a kind often using ground-breaking technologies.
We are pleased to be working in partnership with some of the world’s
leading medical device companies on designing and developing products
which will make a real difference to patient health. Wideblue is proud
to be carrying on Scotland’s rich history of innovation and enterprise in
the medical sector.”
At the exhibition, Wideblue showcased a number of innovative
products, including:
Calcivis - is a new Dental Luminescence Imaging Camera which is
currently in production. The Calcivis imaging device is designed to
provide a detailed image of the tooth after delivering an application
of Calcivis photoprotein. The hand-held medical device is initiated
via a “one touch” computer controlled process and a specialised
sensor integrated into the device immediately detects the resulting
luminescence (light flash). In less than 1 second bespoke software
presents a chair side demineralization “hot-spot” image map to
clinicians, enabling more informed and efficient dialog with patients.
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After designing and manufacturing a number of advanced prototypes
of the device for clinical trials, Wideblue has worked with Calcivis to
develop a full commercial product which is currently in production in
the UK.
Cranofacio Drill Drivers - This battery powered device is used within
the surgical suite and is used for neurosurgical procedures involving
drilling and driving titanium and bioresorbable screws. It is currently in
production at Pivot International (in Philippines).
Peek Retina - Peek were keen to produce a low cost ophthalmoscope
and make it available to a wide range of clinicians throughout the
world. Peek asked Wideblue to improve a prototype mobile phone
based ophthalmoscope and get the product ready for sale. Wideblue
initially carried out optical design of the product using Zemax software
to optimise the product’s optical performance. Early stage hand built
models were made to validate the results. Wideblue carried out
design for manufacture, injection mold tooling and supported start up
manufacturing in the UK.
Softcell Medical - in partnership with Softcell Medical Wideblue has
designed a new product which measures and displays a patients pH
levels during surgery highlighting potential restriction of blood flow to
vital organs. As of now the first 15 prototypes have been manufactured
and the device is about to start clinical trials. The pH system is
intended for the assessment of patients who have sustained injuries
or have developed disease processes that make them susceptible to
ischaemia or localised tissue death that in it’s severe form can result
in the development of compartment syndrome or generalised tissue
death.
Heated transfer device - Wideblue has developed a new device to
aid emergency services in safe transfer of patients. There are salient
unresolved issues with the current practice of transferring patients
from the scene of an accident through their pre- and in-hospital
journey. Another problem with standard manual handling devices such
as spine boards and scoop stretchers used in an accident situation is
that they are often cold and hard surfaces leading to additional risks of
the patient losing body heat. Unfortunately, hypothermia is common in
trauma victims and can reduce chances of survival.
Wideblue, in collaboration with SME Science to Business, and East
Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), and funded by the National Institute
for Health and Care Research, have developed a heated transfer
device product which is padded, light weight and foldable to fit into an
ambulance, air ambulance or first-responder’s vehicle. A clean singleuse
plastic cover is used for each patient which facilitates transfer using
the device and prevents any cross infection between patients. Potential
users include A&E hospitals, air and road ambulances, first response
military staff, ski patrol and mountain rescue medical teams as well as
emergency and disaster relief services.
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For further information please visit www.wide-blue.com
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