Good Morning UK, I write about the company in Dorset, United Kingdom, taking care about the Mediracer Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnostic tools and services in UK.
OsteoTec Ltd 9 Silver Business Park Airfield Way Christchurch Dorset BH23 3TA Phone: 01202 487885 Fax: 01202 487886 e-mail: sales@osteotec.co.uk
The OsteoTech home page says, "Welcome to OsteoTec - Suppliers of Hand, foot and Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery implants, Medical Instruments and Surgical Packs."
OsteoTec is an independently owned company, based in Christchurch, Dorset. Formed in 1993, OsteoTec has become a leading supplier of innovative, medical devices and implants to the UK surgical community.
"Over the years we have become a leading company for hand and foot surgery products, offering an unrivalled choice of options for the hand and foot surgeon," the homepage informs.
I’ve the pleasure to blog about to the Biennial Meeting of the Scandinavian Hand Society in Helsinki, Finland that took place last week 3.- 5.9.2009.
I had the opportunity to meet with hand surgeons, therapists, exhibitors, and of course the Mediracer team. We had a full day of informative and insightful discussions. One of the themes was the future prospect of One Stop Clinics for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome diagnosis and surgery.
The meeting organized by the Finnish Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Finnish Society of Hand Therapists took place at the comfortable seaside congress hotel Kalastajatorppa just five kilometres from the city centre.
I will write comments from hand surgeons and neurophysiologists:
Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg, Finland
Kuopio University hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Oulu University hospital, Oulu, Finland
The guest speakers represented the most innovative hand surgeons, scientists and hand therapists of recent years in Europe.
The main topics selected from the themes did show the most advancement and innovations or controversy.
The One Stop Clinic is an innovative concept that has to be considered from an Activity Based Costing point of view. Shortening the process from initial carpal tunnel diagnosis by a general practitioner (GP) and rapid advancement through the system for either treatment or hand operation would save both patient suffering, corporate and society health care money.
However, we still have to fight an uphill battle to get out the message of how important it is to have a distributed “nerve conductivity diagnosis” infrastructure.
Mediracer has an important message to those who are responsible for health care cost reductions, but we still struggle with how to get the right people to read and / or listen to the benefits of One Stop Clinics and distributed diagnosis.
Welcome - Congreszon: "Welcome. The organizing committee has a pleasure to invite you to the Biennial Meeting of the Scandinavian Hand Society in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting is organized by the Finnish Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Finnish Society of Hand Therapists.
The congress venue is located at a comfortable seaside congress hotel just five kilometres from the city centre. The guest speakers represent the most innovative hand surgeons, scientists and hand therapists of recent years in Europe.
The main topics are selected from the themes that have shown the most advancement and innovations or controversy. Instructional courses will be prepared with special reference to our resident members.
A special afternoon for the workshops will be arranged on Wednesday afternoon before the get together party. We are sure that you will bring home lots of new ideas and warm memories from Helsinki."
I'll write more about this event. Mediracer is participating. Detailed information about Mediracer Ltd's role and participation is available through:
Seppo Nevalainen Sales Director Mediracer Ltd. Teknologiabulevardi 3-5 01530 Vantaa Mobile: +358 40 5018875 http://www.mediracer.com
Organizing committee
Jarkko Vasenius, chairman (jarkko.vasenius@kolumbus.fi)
Carpal tunnel - a syndrome name so well known that nearly everyone has heard of it. Unfortunately, given this widespread familiarity, people often attribute any discomfort or pain in the hand or wrist to carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is quite common, affecting 4 to 10 million Americans, and usually very treatable. However, there are many other conditions which can cause similar complaints. It is important to know the difference.
I've been looking at articles about carpal tunnel syndrome in press and other medias. Below is a story from the British Daily mail. I write my bulleted comments between the lines.
The NHS undertakes 37,000 operations a year to tackle carpal tunnel syndrome - a condition in which the wrist nerve becomes compressed.
Here, Julie Jewitt, 40, a hospital theatre sister who lives with her partner and two children in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, tells us about her operation and her surgeon explains the procedure.
The patient says:
Julie Jewitt found carpal
carpal tunnel operation
cured her hand discomfort
Strange sensations in my left hand started seven months into my first pregnancy seven years ago. I had pins and needles in my fingers which woke me up at night.
Pregnancy
Pins and needles in fingers "woke her up at night"
When I woke in the morning, my fingers would feel completely dead, but once I was up and about, that feeling would fade.
Fingers feeling dead
The feeling faded
I had a vague idea what it was, so I put off going to see my GP for two years. When I did finally go, he immediately told me he thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome and sent me for tests.
Two years before visiting her GP (General Practitioner)
I knew a carpal tunnel release operation would combat the problem, but it was a matter of plucking up the courage. I decided I had to take action when it started to affect me at work, so I arranged an appointment with hand surgeon Douglas Campbell.
Operation would cure
Getting the courage
Affecting work
He said it would be done as day surgery under local anaesthetic. They would wrap a tourniquet around my arm and then make an incision in my wrist, which would relieve the nerve under pressure.
Surgery
Local anaesthetic
Incision in her wrist
I arrived at the hospital midmorning. Mr Campbell came along about 15 minutes before the operation and gave me an injection of local anaesthetic.
I was very nervous walking to theatre, partly because I was among colleagues and partly because, as a nurse, you feel as if you're there under false pretences. At the back of my mind was the fear that they might find something else.
The patient is a nurse
Fear for finding something else
Mr Campbell provided a running commentary of what he was doing and it took no more than ten minutes. I left theatre with my arm bandaged and in a sling.
The operation took 10 minutes
The bandage was taken off a week after the operation and the stitches were removed four days later. The scar is so small, it's hardly visible. My sleep is back to normal - my only regret is not having the operation done sooner.
7 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Validation of a Clinic Based Nerve Conduction Measurement Device Mr T Green, Dr M Kallio, Dr V Lesonen, Professor U Tolonen, Mr M Clarke, Mr P Pathak (Leicester/Oulu)
POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRIZE
Posters will be displayed in the Foyer area of the Great Hall. Authors of posters are asked to ‘man’ their posters during the second half of lunchtime on Thursday and/or Friday in order to provide opportunity for discussion between delegates and authors. A prize of £250 will be awarded to the best poster.
MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL EXHIBITION
Firms supplying instruments, appliances, materials and books will be exhibiting throughout the two days in the Keith Weller Lounge, where refreshments and luncheon will be taken. It is hoped that everyone will support this exhibition.
Kindly Veijo
Helge: Thanks for this information. I'll be blogging more about the event later. There will be another blog from Leicester this week with Pricess Anne visiting the One-Stop-Clinic.
Helge: I did find pictures of the CTS surgery. The more I look around, I find that surgical treatment of CTS is frequently presented and profiled in blogs. There are not many notes of the early diagnosis. People don't write about early diagnosis and treatment.
Mediracer can be used for early screening and diagnosis. It would be beneficial for patients, employers and the health industry to apply an economical and easy to use device at occupational health units. It could be used at visits to factories and working environments.
Carpal Tunnel Surgery - Right Hand First « David Castle Art: "I’ve not mentioned this to many folks - I’m scheduled to have my first carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand on Wednesday, July 25th (and I’ll have my left hand done in late August or early September). I’ll admit I’m a bit nervous about the whole thing. It is apparently (alledgedly?) pretty routine stuff, but when the surgery center called me today to get all the pre-op information they needed, she did emphasize that “while routine, it IS surgery”. Recovery should be fairly quick, but I’ll be out of my studio until probably next week.
Helge: I find that there are more blogs about CTS surgery and less about diagnostics. How long did David have to wait?
I first started having pain and numbness problems with both hands nearly ten years ago when I still worked as a technology guy. Back then, they believed carpal tunnel was primarily due to work-related activities. Now I’m told it is more likely genetic and NOT related to repetative work (such as computer work). In any case, in the last few years, it has gotten progressively worse. I now have to take short breaks from my painting several times a day to relieve numbness. And, when doing intensive work such as renovating a rental property for two weeks recently, the pain and numbness gets so bad that I have to stop working completely after a few hours.
Helge: Ten years ago! As I worked as a technology guy. Problems caused by work-related activities. Diagnosis doesn't say it was repetitive work such as computer that made it.
So, even though I’m pretty nervous about the whole thing, I hope and pray that it will correct my problem so I can just get on with painting!"
Helge: I'll write to David and ask how things have proceeded. Adding the comment here:
David, I did read your story and wrote a blog about it. You can find it through the link.
How are your hands? I hope the surgery did help you.
Mediracer is a Finnish company that has invented a handheld device point of care diagnostics of CTS. It would be a perfect device for occupational health doctors and nurses to screen out risks at an early stage.
The traditional ENMG is an expensive tool and it takes a neurophyiologist to make the diagnosis. Mediracer in combination with telemedical support would bring the service closer to patients for early detection.
I would like to get your opinion. Wishing you all well.
This is an information to Huliq. I'll participate in Surgery Day in Helsinki 21. - 23.2007 exhibition and will report about medical News from the event in Huliq later this week.
The Surgery Days are arranged by Finnish Surgeons and Anesthesiologists Association. This association has 1700 members.
I'll also be discussing the Medicine 2007 in Düsseldorf, Germany - and EMG 1987 - 2007 Anniversary in Oulu , Finland. Both events took place last week.
There are some interesting news about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome diagnostics method developed by a Finnish neurophysiologist, Veijo Lesonen at Mediracer Oy, Finland.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrom can be healed by hand surgery.
Veijo Lesonen, thanks for the Mediracer ad for Medica 2007 exhibition in Düsseldorf 14 - 17.11.2007. Hall 16, stand A72. More information at www.medica.de.
This week in POLAND...
HospiMedica 2007 International Fair of Medical Technology, Rehabilitation and Healthcare "HospiMedica 2007" will be held at Brno Fairground on Ocotber 16-19, 2007.
HOSPIMedica – an international forum for specialist healthcare public, a show of perspective medical fields, offer of new business opportunities, possible professional discussions and social contacts.
The HOSPIMedica 2006 Fair was a continuation of its successful premiere in 2005. It has considertably extended its international scope and strengthened its position No. 1 in the area of Central Europe.
The largest Central-European presentation of compensation, prosthetic and rehabilitation equipment (Rehaprotex), a meeting place of the handicapped with the representatives of nonprofit organizations and other specialists.
Specialist accompanying programs have been regularly attended by more than 2000 top consultants from Czechia and abroad.
International character of the show: exhibitors represented a record-breaking number of 32 countries, for the first time firms from Croatia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan came to Brno. Foreign firms occupied by 1.000 m2 more exhibition space than in 2005.
Also the number of foreign visitors has increased and the structure of visitors improved. The proportion of foreign visitors in the total number of visitors was 7.5%.
The show was attended by altogether 1.369 people from abroad. Foreign business missions from Hungary, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, China, Korea, India, Malaysia, Mongolia and Pakistan came to Brno.
Emphasized topics of the HOSPIMedica 2007 Fair: HOSPIMedica 2007 will keep on being aimed at the technologies of the future.
HI-TEC
Biotechnology, nanotechnology
Components
Nanotechnology and components will be new show topics.
Contact Information: Organizer: Trade Fairs Brno Location: Brno, Brno Fairground Region: Southern Moravian Region E-mail: hospimedica@bvv.cz Phone: +420 541 152 818 URL: http://www.bvv.cz/hospimedica-gb
"Hi Helge. Now I'm back...actually I was a bit lost in this virtual world. And as mentioned I'm back from Italy as well. The Italian Hand Surgeon Society's (CISM) 45th Annual congress was held last week in Naples and I was there with our local dealer Lanzoni s.r.l. ," writes Pasi.
"I have to tell you that the people were very interested about Mediracer and we got some very good discussions with local surgeons."
Helge: "Pasi, that didn't take many minutes...I mean lost in the virtual translation...We now have the Jaiku channel working and can invite other people to our open mediracing discussion. It's a convenient way to communicate and interact and I get specific information for the blogs."
Pasi: "Lanzoni has their own homepage www.lanzoni.net I will mail you some photos but now I have to dash off... Need to act as a chauffor for my daughter, she needs to go to her cheerleading dance training. I'll be back on Monday. Have a nice weekend."
LANZONI s.r.l.
Forniture di strumenti scientifici, apparecchi e articoli sanitari, medicali ed elettromedicali.
Sede amministrativa: Via Michelino 93 40127 Bologna Tel. 051/ 50.48.10 - 50.13.34 Fax 051/ 63.31.892
Sede legale: Via Zamboni 6 40126 Bologna Tel. 051/ 22.24.56 - 23.89.00 Fax. 051/ 23.94.82
L'azienda, fondata nel 1932, commercia in attrezzature, impianti e strumenti per la medicina e la chirurgia con particolare attenzione all'area Eniliano-Romagnola. E' fornitrice di tutte le Aziende Sanitarie Locali e Case di Cura del territorio nonche di poliambulatori e centri di cura della Regione.
E' esclusivista regionale delle pi_ importanti Case produttrici del settore. Distribuisce a livello mondiale i campionatori per pollini e spore fungine VPPS 1000 e VPPS 2000.
Gebruder Martin, Argus Medical, British Indicators, FASET, Bird Products Co., Bradwest LTD, Cardiac Science, Hawo, Hebu Medical, Liarre, Lina Medical, Nopa, Nuova BN, Mediracer, Practical Metrology, PDC, Sometech, Telic, V.B. de Reus, Vitalograph LTD.
Slide 25: Dupuytren’s Contracture clinical middle aged „ male 10 x female „ nodular thickening in the palm „ contracture of the ring and little finger „ MCPJ and/or IPJ not DIPJ „
Pasi is in Napoli this week. He will take photographs. We try to get together over the Skype next week and discuss the Italian Society for Surgery of Hand - SICM.
