The Adlite Pro™ features: 

• LED lamp for bright, white illumination for true tissue rendering
• LED lamp provides 10,000 hours of use eliminating the high cost of replacement lamps
• Durable CNC machined brass housing in a striking black matte finish
• Measures 5 5/8” long, 1/2” diameter
• Positive feel power switch
• Convenient pocket clip
• Complete with 2 “AAA” batteries and an attractive gift box
• Lifetime warranty on lamp cartridge, lifetime warranty on penlight

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As a Littmann stethoscope user, you will have the opportunity to hone your auscultation skills with a variety of educational programs, including the 3M™Littmann® Learning Institute, our premier educational platform. The Learning Institute curriculum includes basic online content for all clinicians, including heart and lung sounds, chest auscultation techniques and basic stethoscope use and care. In addition, by registering your Littmann stethoscope you can access premium online content, including auscultation skills courses. For more information on Littmann learning opportunities, visit www.littmann.com/education. 

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San Diego, Calif., USA, -- Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, today introduced the Braun ThermoScan® PRO 4000, the only electronic ear thermometer with a preheated probe and sensor for reliable temperature readings on patients of all ages. Its exclusive ExacTemp(TM) technology provides an active user feedback system to ensure proper positioning and improved accuracy in calculating temperatures. The product is available as of February 1, 2005.

"With the click of a button, the Braun ThermoScan PRO 4000 offers clinicians the most advanced technology available," said Whitney Bouma, Welch Allyn senior product manager. "It's lightweight and comfortable to hold, which is essential for taking temperatures on young patients."

One of the fastest thermometers ever developed for infant to adult patients, the Braun ThermoScan PRO 4000 is an affordable electronic vital signs device that can withstand the constant use in a medical practice or hospital setting. The lightweight unit features a prominent memory button to recall the last temperature reading from a patient. There is a convenient storage space for 20 probe covers with an optional base station that holds an additional sleeve of 200 probe covers. It also features electronic security enhancements that discourage theft in more volatile hospital environments.

About Welch Allyn: Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York, USA, Welch Allyn employs more than 2,300 people and has numerous manufacturing, sales, and distribution facilities located throughout the world. Additional information on Welch Allyn and its products may be found at welchallyn.com.

About Braun GmBH: Founded in 1921 by Max Braun, Braun Gmbh manufactures more than 200 electrical appliances in 11 product categories. Headquartered in Kronberg, Germany, the company employs more than 9,000 employees around the world. Thermoscan is a registered trademark of Braun GmBH.

If you don’t have to wear a plain uniform, you’re faced with a sea of color choices and style options when you go scrubs shopping. Do you ever get confused about what goes with what?

We’re here to help you not only match your scrubs outfits, but we’re taking it a step further.

Consider this: The colors you wear can affect your mood and that of those around you.

Put the science of “color therapy” into practical use for your next scrubs shopping trip:

1. Sunny yellow.

DO wear white with a bright yellow top if you’re looking for a really fresh look. Yellow is considered a very energizing color that summons sunlight and optimism—maybe just what you’re looking for when you’ve got a long shift ahead of you!

DON’T mix too many bright colors. If you wear yellow, especially if it’s a brighter shade, you might want to make sure the other part of your scrubs outfit is a bit more muted in color, such as a dark green. And be sure not to confuse ‘sunny’ yellow with ‘caution’ yellow!

2. True blue.

DO treat blue scrub bottoms like a pair of jeans when choosing a top—there are so many fun colors that will look fantastic! Lighter shades of green and violet look terrific with darker blue scrub pants, and if you’re really into orange, wear a top of that color with blue scrub pants. Blue is identified with calmness—perhaps a perfect color to wear on a busy day.

DON’T go for just any orange colored top to match with your blue pants. While deep orange adds excitement, bright orange can look cheap.

3. Basic black.

DO wear black scrub pants or tops. You can never go wrong with any other color you choose to go with them. One of the trends in fashion this season is pairing black with colors such as purple, gray, bright green or bright blue.

DON’T, however, earn yourself the monicker ‘goth nurse.’ Wearing too much black day in and day out can look empty and depressing to the nurses and patients around you.

4. Green with envy.

DO add green to your wardrobe. Green is associated with growth, vitality and openness and can positively affect those around you. Good options to wear with bright green include brown, dark blue and more muted shades of red.

DON’T choose too many earthy tones as they can be associated with melancholy. Warm shades of brown encourage closeness.

5. Red hot.

DO try a rosy red, soft pink, or violet for a scrubs top as these colors have a calming effect and are easy to match. With stronger reds, you may want to try lighter colors with it, such as light blue, light green or light yellow.

DON’T go for a highly saturated blue-red since it can be disturbing in large amounts and possibly increase anger.

6. Which white is right?

DO embrace a white uniform as it often signals crisp, clean professionalism to your patients. White also imparts purity and brightness of spirit.

DON’T buy a uniform that is blue-white as it can look sterile instead of inviting.

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3M created the Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3000 featuring amplification and proprietary ambient noise reduction (ANR) technology. The new Littmann Model 3000 has been proven to reduce ambient noise by an average of 75 percent without filtering out critical body sounds and offers amplification up to 18 times greater than the best acoustic stethoscope. This breakthrough technology represents a key milestone in the area of acoustic sensitivity that can be critical to proper clinical diagnosis and quality auscultation.

In recent controlled experiments, clinicians using the Littmann Model 3000 have picked up difficult-to-hear heart and lung sounds, while missing or misidentifying those same sounds with an acoustic (non-electronic) cardiology-grade stethoscope. In a multi-center clinical study, doctors rated the Littmann Model 3000 significantly better than traditional, nonelectronic stethoscopes when comparing the tone and clarity of heart, lung, blood vessel and bowels sounds.

Eighty-two percent of cardiologists in a controlled experiment indicated it was easier to detect an aortic regurgitation (Grade 1 or 2) with the Littmann Model 3000 than with an acoustic cardiology-type stethoscope of traditional design(1). In that same experiment, cardiologists missed a Grade 2 aortic regurgitation murmur five times more often with the acoustic stethoscope than they did with the Model 3000.

In another experiment, 90 percent of critical care nurses, who were asked to identify prerecorded normal and abnormal lung sounds, indicated that it was easier to detect abnormal sounds with the Littmann Model 3000 than with an acoustic cardiology-type stethoscope of traditional design(2). In that same experiment, critical care nurses misidentified whether a lung sound was normal or abnormal two times more often with the acoustic stethoscope than they did with the Model 3000.

"For more than 40 years, Littmann has been the stethoscope doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals have used to learn auscultation skills," said Ned Hancock, product manager. "3M is proud to take this trusted diagnostic tool to the next level with the Littmann Model 3000, which we believe will increase clinicians' ability to pick up sounds that are difficult to hear, even in a noisy environment."

Ambient Noise: a Hindrance to Diagnosis

Health care professionals have long been in need of a solution to the problem of ambient noise, as it can mask some body sounds making diagnosis more difficult. Ambient noise includes human voices, medical equipment and other environmental sounds. Importantly, ambient noise is not limited to the air; it can travel through the patient's body as well. This noise makes it more difficult to hear the body sounds of interest.

Previous attempts to reduce ambient noise have involved amplification or filtering. Unfortunately, when important body sounds were amplified, so was ambient noise. And, efforts to filter ambient noise may result in the filtering out of important body sounds.

Today's Technology Results in a Better Diagnostic Tool

Reducing ambient room noise requires eliminating the noise when it is in the air and when it travels through the patient's body. ANR technology successfully addresses this issue without filtering out important sounds. Noise from the room enters the stethoscope through a thin gap in the chestpiece. Once inside, this noise meets the ambient noise that has traveled through the patient's body and entered the chestpiece through the diaphragm. The ambient noise, traveling the two pathways, cancels itself out, leaving only the heart and lung sounds clinicians need to hear.

Significantly, ANR technology does not filter out important body sounds, allowing clinicians to gather the information they need to make the diagnosis. Presenting clinicians with a new standard in auscultation equipped with ANR technology, the Model 3000 builds upon the trusted, dependable Littmann brand name. About 3M Health Care 3M Health Care, the largest of seven major 3M business segments, is dedicated to improving the practice, delivery and outcome of patient care. 3M Health Care is a leading provider of solutions for medical, dentists, pharmaceutical, health information systems and personal care markets. Key brands from the 3M Medical Division include: Tegaderm, Steri-Strip, Red Dot, Littmann, Micropore, Attest, and Ioban.

About 3M - A Global, Diversified Technology Company; Every day, 3M people find new ways to make amazing things happen. Wherever they are, whatever they do, the company's customers know they can rely on 3M to help make their lives better. 3M's brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti. Serving customers in more than 200 countries around the world, the company's 67,000 people use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead in major markets including consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics and telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health care; industrial and transportation. For more information, including the latest product and technology news, visit 3M.com.

3M, Tegaderm, Steri-Strip, Red Dot, Littmann, Micropore, Attest, Ioban, Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti are trademarks of 3M.

1. 100 cardiologists and surgeons listened to prerecorded heart sounds with and without Grade I or Grade II aortic regurgitation murmurs, presented in random order in the presence of 70-75 dB ambient noise, using a 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3000 and an acoustic (nonelectronic) high-end, cardiology-type stethoscope.
2. 137 critical care nurses listened to, and were asked to identify, prerecorded normal and abnormal lung sounds (with crackles, wheezes or rhonchi), presented in the presence of 70-75 dB ambient noise. They listened with both the Littmann electronic stethoscope Model 3000 and an acoustic (non-electronic) high-end cardiology-type stethoscope.

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The primary reason for the redesign was to provide greater functionality for their customers with product videos and documentation and live scrub feeds.

The site provides in-depth information about Redding's product line of stethoscopes, blood pressure units, scales, scrubs and medical diagnostic equipment.. The blog, which is regularly updated, is a popular feature of the site which highlights the latest in Stethoscope, Scrubs and Medical Equipment.

According to Sharon Shipe, CEO of Redding , “As we celebrate over 37 years of service to the health care field, we realize Redding Medical has grown to meet the demands of the medical professional by being committed to providing the highest quality, name-brand healthcare products at guaranteed low prices."