Maxi-Guard Eyewear

Scratch-resistant coating

Maxi-Guard eyewear, from Henry Schein, Melville, NY, features shatter-resistant, polycarbonate lenses for maximum protection during procedures. The glasses fit comfortably and have a durable, scratch-resistant coating. The eyewear is available with metal frames or plastic frames with blue or black rubber grips. All eyewear meets ANSI Z87+ standards for eye and face protection.

Henry Schein
(800) 772-4346
www.henryschein.com/medical

Bleach Towelettes

1- to 2-minute kill time

HYPE-WIPE® bleach towelettes, from Current Technologies Inc, Crawfordsville, Ind, are used to disinfect benchtops, equipment, and patient treatment areas and feature a 1-minute kill time for Tuberculosis, Streptococcus, Salmonella, and Pseudomonas; and a 2-minute kill time for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and Staphylococcus Aureus. The individually packaged towelettes are registered with the EPA as a one-step cleaner/disinfectant and have passed the independent AOAC hard surface disinfection test. Full size 6- x 12-inch towelettes contain enough fluid to wipe down 40 square feet. A mini 3- x 3-inch towelette, ideal for wiping glucometers and small spills, is also available. Each towelette comes saturated with the 1:10 dilution of sodium hypochlorite.

Current Technologies Inc
(800) 456-4022

K2EDTA Blood-Collection Tube

New pink cap stands out

Greiner Bio-One, Frickenhausen, Germany, has added a new K2EDTA blood-collection tube to its product assortment, featuring a pink cap for easy identification as a blood bank tube. Pink-cap tubes make it easy for diagnostic laboratories to quickly locate and process results among the many tubes moving through the lab on a daily basis. It is imperative that blood bank tubes are processed quickly and accurately to ensure a crossmatch for patients in transfusion therapy or transplant medicine. The company offers a range of draw volumes and tube sizes in K3EDTA with pink caps, including a 6-mL, 13- x 100-mm size.

Greiner Bio-One
+49 7022-948-0
www.vacuette.com

E-Series UV Lamps

Small, lightweight footprint

The Spectroline® E-Series UV lamps, from Spectronics Corp, Westbury, NY, are lightweight, portable lamps convenient for obtaining inexpensive gradient sampling. The lamps make the faint DNA bands more visible and are highly useful when isolating the DNA bands on a CsCl solution, and help ensure a higher sensitivity of detection during use ethidium bromide staining to monitor the progress of gradient separation of the DNA bands from agarose gel slices, without damaging the ethidium bromide-stained DNA. Choose from 30 different models and select the best combination of UV wavelength, intensity, lamp size, and wattage for specific applications. All short- and medium-wave models have exclusive LONGLIFE™ filter glass for higher initial UV transmission and maximum resistance to solarization.

Spectronics Corp
(800) 274-8888
www.spectroline.com

Serological Pipets

Eliminates leakage and breakage

The redesigned 50-mL serological pipets from Excel Scientific, Victorville, Calif, are constructed from high-clarity virgin polystyrene. They are certified RNase-, DNase-, pyrogen-free, and noncytotoxic. The smooth, nonwelded tip helps to eliminate sample hang-up, leakage, and breakage. A 3-mm ID opening minimizes shear. Peeling or pushing through the paper can easily open the sterile, individual one-side-paper, one-side-plastic packaging. A colored woven polypropylene plug provides easy size identification. There are forward and reverse 0.5-mL graduations with printed volumes at 1-mL intervals and negative graduations to 5.5 mL. Accuracy is ±1.5%, and sterility is better than 10 to 6.

Excel Scientific
(760) 246-4545, ext 225
www.excelscientific.com

Hand and Stand Magnifiers

With LED technology

Vision USA, Cherry Hill, NJ, introduces a new line of Hand and Stand magnifiers, with powers from 3X to 14X. The magnifiers use LED technology, which eliminate the need to replace bulbs. The LED produces a bright light, which enhances the aspheric, antireflective coated lenses to produce crystal-clear images, and can allow batteries to last up to 50% longer than conventional lighted magnifiers. All magnifiers come with a drawstring case.

Vision USA
(800) 257-5782
www.visionusasupplies.com