Sedationless transnasal endoscopy, a method for evaluating the digestive tract by inserting a slim endoscope through the patient’s nose, allows for a complete upper endoscopy without the costs associated with anesthesia or conscious sedation. In a recent study, 71 percent of patients said they would choose sedationless transnasal endoscopy over conventional endoscopy. Olympus’ GIF-N180 Slimsight video gastroscope, used in the DDW demonstration, is the world’s first ever to break the 5mm barrier. Designed with a super-slim 4.9 diameter, the GIF-N180 delivers superb image quality inside the upper GI tract. Breakthrough EndoTherapy devices allow greater precision while increasing procedure efficiency. Olympus’ new ESG-100 Bipolar Electrosurgical Generator, improved FlowerBasketV and TetraCatchV retrieval baskets and the NeedleCut3V needle knife are designed to meet unique demands for exceptional patient outcomes. Introducing the Aloka ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor to the Endoscopic Ultrasound line up.
The Aloka ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor complements the current processor line-up. Compatible with Olympus’ curvilinear echoendoscopes used for EUS-guided FNA, the Alpha10 processor is also uniquely suited for the GF-UC140P-AL5 (2.8 mm channel), the GF-UCT140-AL5 (3.7 mm channel) and Olympus’ radial array echoendoscope, the GF-UE160-AL5. The exceptional image quality of the ProSound SSD-Alpha10 processor helps physicians better diagnose disease, leading to more personalized patient treatment…

Explorer™ 500, the first dedicated pediatric instrument from Siemens. The Explorer’s pediatric earhook was designed specifically for babies and younger kids, so it is easy to screw on, but difficult to screw off, so babies don’t remove it from the instrument while parents can. The technology features, available on Explorer’s Tek® option, were developed specifically with teens in mind. The Tek wireless enhancement allows teens to stream audio from cell phones, MP3 players, TVs and other audio sources directly to their hearing instruments, with stereo sound.

Pure features Siemens exclusive SoundSmoothing technology, the world’s first transient noise suppression technology. In a recent study conducted at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) noise-reduction algorithm used in SoundSmoothing to reduce non-speech transient sounds was shown to offer benefits to the hearing aid wearer in terms of comfort, with no noticeable effect on speech intelligibility or localization. Pure is available in two performance levels and in the smallest available RIC (Receiver-in-Canal) and CIC (Completely-in-Canal) configurations. It was engineered to provide the exact strength the wearer needs with the flexibility of three different power levels (S-Receiver 45 dB, M-Receiver 55 dB, P-Receiver 65 dB). It automatically synchronizes, analyzes, and adjusts volume and sound processing so the wearer does not have to alter the device in various listening environments…