Needles

Dr. Thomas Stossel, Senior Physician, Hematology Division and American Cancer Society Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, started Options for Children, a non-profit organization that provides dental prevention and other medical services to children in Mochila, a remote village in Zambia. Twice a year, volunteers from the organization travel to Mochila to provide services.  Dr. [...]

AS REPORTED IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY: Study Shows Benefits of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Ultrasound guidance improves the accuracy of identifying anesthetic spread when placing peripheral nerve blocks and reduces the incidence of block-related complications, according to new research. Physicians at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, assessed the abilities of 8 anesthesia residents and [...]

Havel’s Inc. recently attended the Mayo Clinic Diagnostic & interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course in Rochester, MN from July 15-17th. The clinic was very successful and the attendees from all over the United States were very excited about the information and skills that they were learning. It was very well organized with classes, breakout sessions, and [...]

A recent article in Outpatient Surgery explains the findings of a study published in the latest issue of the journal Anesthesiology.  In 3,081 patients in Taiwan who underwent total knee or hip replacement surgeries, the likelihood of developing an SSI 30 days after surgery was 2.2 times greater for those who had general anesthesia than for those who had [...]

Havel’s Incorporated Announces the Release of Four New Innovative Ultrasound Needles.  The market leader in echogenic needles for ultrasound guided regional anesthesia releases four new innovative echogenic needles.      CINCINNATI, July 12/Havel’s Incorporated/ – Havel’s Incorporated, the Cincinnati-based market leader in echogenic needles, announces the release of a new line of needles with Micro [...]

Havel’s Inc. recently exhibited at the International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia (ISURA) in Toronto, Canada.  Havel’s showed their EchoStim® Insulated, EchoBlock® Non-Insulated, and EchoBlock® MSK for Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Injections.  Since the symposium focused on the use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia and pain management, Havel’s products were very popular.  [...]

An article published in the March 2010 issue of Pain Medicine News refers to the importance of echogenicity in needles used in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. The article claims that a study found that “echogenicity is a key, if understudied, aspect of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.” Also in the article is the claim that …” Of the most common [...]

Havel’s Incorporated exhibited our line of ultrasound needles at the Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference (MARC) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio on February 19th through 21st. Currently, Havel’s is the only company with an ultrasound needle line on the market. As first time exhibitors at MARC, Havel’s displayed the EchoStim and EchoBlock [...]

New research shows that the core needle biopsy procedure is as effective in diagnosing breast cancer as open surgical procedure.  Fewer complications arise with core needle biopsy, which is less invasive.  Also, women who received their diagnosis after having had the core needle biopsy were “more likely to be treated with just one surgical procedure. [...]

The Cochrane Reviews recently published a review by KJ Walker regarding the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral nerve blockades. Although the use of ultrasound did not determine a block’s success, it does have a number of benefits for the patient: reduced bruising, reduced time to do the block, quickness in the block working, and [...]