Megadyne™ Mega Soft pads are becoming increasingly unavailable. While Ethicon has made no formal public announcement, credible Ethicon/Megadyne executives and sales representatives have confirmed that Ethicon will cease producing Mega Soft pads—perhaps by December 31, 2025. Some facilities have already reported backorders and long lead times, prompting early action. Many hospitals are choosing to act now [...]
Distrauma Medical We are thrilled to announce that HotDog Patient Warming has received the "Mención Especial ANECORM al Producto de Tecnología Sanitaria Más Relevante del Año 2024" (Special Mention for the Most Relevant Health Technology of 2024) in the Technology and Equipment category! This prestigious recognition was awarded at the 17th ANECORM Congress, hosted by [...]
Warren Loken, Director of Data and Analytics at Augustine Surgical, details how to compare costs between forced-air warming blankets and the HotDog® Temperature Management System in this short video. You'll learn how you should be saving money on your patient warming costs. HotDog Patient Warming: The Safer, Cost-Efficient Solution for Surgeries HotDog vs. Forced-air Warming [...]
https://youtu.be/FpFmcsiw3kg In Part 2 of this two-part video, Ryan Augustine, Director of Engineering at Augustine Surgical, gives us 4 of 7 benefits of buying American Made Medical Equipment. 4 Benefits of Buying American Made Medical Equipment: Innovation: Augustine Surgical is a highly innovative company with over 200 issued patients. Improved Customer Service: Our customer service [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lm1C3iQMTg&ab_channel=HDPatientWarming Ryan Augustine, Director of Engineering at Augustine Surgical, gives us 3 of 7 benefits of buying American Made Medical Equipment in part 1 of this two-part video. 3 Benefits of Buying American Made Medical Equipment: Product Quality: America’s strict product safety and quality control standards ensure American made products are of high quality and [...]
https://youtu.be/FlkkWmoihiM Dan Grewe and Jennifer Volkenant from Augustine Surgical introduce the latest, FDA-cleared feature available with the HotDog® Temperature Management System: patient temperature monitoring and automode. Learn more about Automode > Automode simplifies the delivery of care and maximizes the temperature management experience to aid both patient and clinician alike. Patients lose their ability to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C6PVdVefd8 The Top 5 Patient Warming Studies that you need to know. This video includes a brief description of what makes each one important and can help inform important clinical decisions. Top 5 Patient Warming Studies: Forced-air warming is marginally effective (Sun et al), and HotDog Patient Warming is significantly more effective (Sugai et al). [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YRImi0HJMI&ab_channel=HDPatientWarming International Space Station HotDog Patient Warming is used in outer space aboard the International Space Station. Learn why HotDog meets the unique challenges in a micro-gravity environment and how that applies to patient temperature management on earth! For more about the strange thermal challenges of life in space, click the link below for an [...]
https://youtu.be/IWLvcS8atXg Want to see how to make HotDog Patient Warming products? Of course you do! We consider these to be the the world's best flexible heaters. Come behind-the-scenes with this short video to see the steps involved in creating a safe/effective medical device. The lean process appears very simple, but there is a lot of [...]
https://youtu.be/nJ6eSQeUhuI The HotDog Temperature Management System is currently available in 45 countries. Clearly, there is worldwide demand for sustainable, effective, affordable, air-free patient warming. Unintended hypothermia is a major contributor to negative outcomes for surgical patients. Therefore, a trusted patient warming system is critical. In this video, we are with our Australian partners, Lateral Medical, [...]
