A Guide to Purchasing Propofol Infusion Pumps A Propofol infusion pump is used in a variety of medical situations. According to the Mayo Clinic, Propofol is an anesthetic agent used in some surgeries to, “produce loss of consciousness before and during surgery. An anesthetic may be given in small amounts to relieve anxiety or pain […]
Sell Your Used Medical Equipment to Soma Tech Intl Soma Tech Intl is known as a leader in the refurbished medical market. As sellers, we sell refurbished medical equipment, but also need to get it from somewhere else. We purchase our medical equipment from a variety of sellers. Hospitals, surgery centers, sales representatives, service engineers, […]
Fun Fact Friday: How Many Times Does Your Heart Beat in a Day? Heart Beats No matter what physical activity you participate in, you’re going to get tired. If you work out, go for a run, or play sports, you might notice that your muscles get tired. It’s necessary to rest your muscles after strenuous exercise. Did you also […]
National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day October 7th Today Soma would like to help raise awareness and help educate people about Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). This is a rare condition where you have pain associated with your trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial nerve also referred to as CN V. This nerve is responsible […]
Fun Facts About The Nose Have you ever noticed that smell is the strongest of our senses? Have you ever had a time where you smelled something and you are instantly taken back to a memory? Can you identify a time where you smelled a certain type of food and it brought back feelings of […]
Why Can Certain Animals Eat Raw Meat, But Humans Cannot? Why can certain animals eat raw meat, but humans cannot? This is a great question, one that many have pondered. Animals are all inherently different from each other, that is why they have different looks, genotypical order, and species. Have you ever noticed that most […]
Patient Safety Day World Patient Safety Day was created by World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2019 to be observed every year on September 17th with the goal of increasing public awareness and engagement, enhancing global understanding and spurring global solidarity and action to promote patient safety. Like most things in the world today, this […]
It’s been six months since COVID-19 turned the healthcare industry upside down, what comes next? To recap: As of September 9th, 6,330,316 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the US according to Johns Hopkins and 189,733 have died. During the initial surge of cases this spring, most hospitals and surgery centers were asked to […]
What is the hardest substance in the human body? The hardest substance in the body contains up to 96% of minerals. The rest is composed of water and other organic materials. The primary mineral in this substance is hydroxyapatite, which is crystalline calcium phosphate. Once fully formed this substance does not contain blood vessels […]
How Do You Know Which Infusion Pump is Best? Infusion pumps are invasive pieces of medical equipment that work to save lives through preventing dehydration, and also aid in the continual release of medication. Infusion pumps are seen in almost all medical environments, from surgery centers to different parts of the hospital. These pumps can […]
