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Archive for August, 2009

American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting – Boston, Sept. 12-15th

Aug 31, 2009

Join Havel’s Incorporated at the annual meeting for the American Academy of Periodontology in Boston this September 12th through 15th, 2009 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.  Havel’s Inc. will be exhibiting at Booth 1234 in Exhibit Hall A.  Exhibit hours are: Sunday, Sept. 13th – 10 to 6 Monday, Sept. 14th – 10 [...]

ASRA 2009 Annual Pain Medicine Meeting & Workshops

Aug 27, 2009

   November 19th – 22nd 2009 Join over 1,000 attendees at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk for four days of innovative pain practice demonstrations and workshops by experts in the field. The 2009 General Session addresses Ultrasound vs. Flouroscopy for Chronic Pain. A Special Session Workshop is offered regarding Ultrasound in Pain Medicine. [...]

Havel’s EchoStim Named Best Available Echogenic Needle in Recent Study

Aug 10, 2009

  In a recent study submitted to USRA for the Ultrasound Innovation Award, doctors Hilary Edgecombe and Graham Hocking from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, named the Havel’s® EchoStim® Echogenic Needle manufactured by Hakko® in Japan the best commercially available needle studied. The study compared the echogenicity of five insulated peripheral nerve [...]

Take the Risk Out of Retrobulbar Blocks

Aug 3, 2009

Approximately 5,000 eye surgeries are performed annually at the Spokane Eye Center in Spokane, Washington. Of those surgeries, 3,000 to 4,000 require retrobulbar blocks for anesthesia. Dan Simonson, CRNA, performs a high volume of retrobulbar blocks, which he prefers to the use of topical anesthesia. The risk of puncture is eliminated with topical eye anesthesia, [...]

Havel’s Incorporated Expands Successful EchoStim Ultrasound Needles into Canada

Aug 1, 2009

Havel’s partners with Canadian Hospital Specialties, to release EchoStim® and EchoBlock® Ultrasound needles in Canada Havel’s Incorporated has partnered with CHS, Canadian Hospital Specialties, which will become the exclusive distributor of Havel’s EchoStim® and EchoBlock® Ultrasound Needles throughout Canada. Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. is a leading supplier of regional anesthesia products to healthcare facilities and [...]