National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | October 7th

National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | October 7th

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 […]

Isolette Incubators

Isolette Incubators

Isolette Incubators and Infant Warmers Babies come to term when they are expelled from the mother. During their stay, they are in the uterus which is a heat controlled warm environment. To simulate that environment when they are birthed, they are put into an infant warmer. The infant warmer simulates the heat a mother would […]

The History of Portable X-Ray Machines

The History of Portable X-Ray Machines

The History of Portable X-Ray Machines Did you know that portable X-Ray machines have been around for more than 100 years? There is so much rich history to one of history’s greatest technological advances. Click to read more below to discover the history of portable X-ray machines, and how they have come so far, but […]

How to Properly Budget Medical Equipment for Your Facility

How to Properly Budget Medical Equipment for Your Facility

How to Properly Budget Medical Equipment for Your Facility Medical facilities are well known for having large budgets to supply their equipment and run their building for the fiscal year. Hospitals, physician’s offices, clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers often follow strict budgets, so any amount saved can provide financial flexibility wherever it’s needed most; whether […]

What Does ESU Stand For? – Electrosurgical Unit

What Does ESU Stand For? – Electrosurgical Unit

What Does ESU Stand For? Electrosurgical Unit Innovation Historically, for thousands of years, surgeries had been performed without anesthesia and with a knife. Since the 1840’s anesthesia has been implemented to help reduce patient pain. The scalpel had replaced the knife for cleaner cuts. Antiseptics have also been used to kill bacteria, and prevent infections. […]

National Blood Donor Week 2019

National Blood Donor Week 2019

National Blood Donor Week 2019 This week is National Blood Donor Week. This week is meant to raise awareness for those who need blood transfusions, and for people to donate blood. Blood is a resource that can only be produced by humans. Some artificial blood has been in development, but it doesn’t function as blood […]

Drager Apollo Anesthesia Machine

Drager Apollo Anesthesia Machine

Drager Apollo Anesthesia Machine Anesthesia is essential to almost all invasive surgeries. Anesthesia allows the body to become desensitized for a short while to pain. This allows a surgeon to safely operate on a patient who is under anesthesia. This reduces the compulsions the patient may have to move and intends for the surgeon to […]

Sonosite M-Turbo Portable Ultrasound Machine

Sonosite M-Turbo Portable Ultrasound Machine

Sonosite M-Turbo Portable Ultrasound Machine Ultrasound machines are used in a variety of medical specialties. The machine sends signals through soft tissues and organs. These signals transmit a black and white image that is displayed on the screen. The white parts of the image show either different tissue layers, or masses. Common masses include cysts, […]