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Xenco introduces Argus plastic- Thermo Fisher unveils metal

based Cervical Interbody System detector aimed at food packagers

enco Medical, LLC, has introduces its Disposable hermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s Mexico subsidiary
XPlastic Surgical Instruments that helped Dr. Nick Tunveiled the Sentinel multi-scan metal detector in
Shamie, Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery the country at the Expo Pack trade show. By scanning up
at UCLA, in successfully performing spine surgery using the to five user-selectable frequencies running at a time, the
world’s first disposable, plastic surgical rasps and implant Sentinel provides unmatched sensitivity and the highest
inserter. “In an era of superbugs and increased uncertainty probability of finding ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless
with regards to the ever-changing nature of bacteria and steel metal contaminants in challenging applications such
as dairy, meat, poultry, bread, and other foods with high
viruses, the UCLA surgery signifies an important milestone product effect.
in the field of medicine,” said Xenco Medical Founder
and CEO Jason Haider.Rather than solely using steel
instruments that are reused in hundreds of patients, Dr.
Shamie performed surgery with instruments that have
been engineered from a highly durable combination of
nylon plastic and fiberglass that matches the efficacy of
metal in surgical conditions.

At the completion of the surgery, the Xenco Medical
instruments were disposed of, never to be used inside of
another patient. Unlike medical instruments that are used
until an unexpected mechanical failure, the instruments The Thermo Scientific™ Sentinel™ Multiscan Metal Detector
used at UCLA ensured that the patient was operated on utilizes an innovative new technology to overcome the
limitation of fixed single or dual frequency metal detectors
with instruments functioning at their peak condition. “We
that can miss metal contaminants hidden in product
signals. Multiscan technology scans a combination of up
to five userselectable frequencies from 50 to 1000 kHz.
This enables users to identify contaminants that are up to
70 percent smaller in volume than previous technologies,
including the Thermo Scientific APEX 500 metal detector,
thus reducing the probability of an escape to near zero.
It is like having five metal detectors in one. Sentinel
shows exactly what a product and various contaminants
are doing, taking the guesswork out of optimizing your
application. If one frequency seems to be doing all the
work, simply adjust it to see if you can do better. If there
is noise on a frequency or it doesn’t provide protection
in your application, disable it. It is that easy, fast and
flexible. Do anything with any product at any time.
knew that a gifted surgeon like Dr. Nick Shamie was the Sentinel features a reject report showing recent history
ideal choice to demonstrate this revolutionary approach,” and even has a real-time display showing the deviation
said Xenco Medical CEO Jason Haider. The Argus Cervical between actual and learned phase angle. Using this
Interbody System devices by Xenco Medical are intended information, simply jump right to the set-up screen you
for spinal fusion procedures at one level (C3-C7) in patients want, press auto or make an adjustment and go back to an
with degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of optimized state. At the end of the month you can transfer
discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed production data to a USB to save or analyze it. You can
by history and radiographic studies) of the cervical spine. even view it in pdf form right on the Sentinel screen.

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