Interviews

There is a new way to purchase Havel’s EchoStim® Insulated Echogenic Needles. The U-Blok ultrasound company is now offering Havel’s Echogenic needles on their site along with their new tablet based ultrasound equipment. U-Blok says if you’re new to ultrasound, their system will entice you, but if you’ve worked with ultrasound before, the system will [...]

“Great Shape! Inc. is very grateful for the generous donation of surgical blades from Havel’s Inc. These blades were utilized by the 1000 Smiles dental project where volunteer dentists predominantly used them for surgery. They were helpful in thousands of extractions, fillings, cleanings, etc. As they say in Jamaica, Big Up to Havel’s Inc.! We [...]

In a recent article in the New York Times, Adam Bosworth spoke about his company, Keas, and their efforts to “combine personal data with health information to deliver tailored health plans for individuals.” Adam Bosworth is the former head of the Google Health team. Keas has partnered with both Google Health and Microsost HealthVault to [...]

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, [...]