Bariatric Times July/August 2007

30 Bariatric Times Buyers Guide 2007 ABDOMINAL BINDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ADHESION PREVENTION PRODUCTS . 37 NUTRITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bars Food/Meal Products Powder Powders Supplements Vitamins ODOR CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEMS . . . . . 41 Accessories Air Transfer Devices Recliners Sliding Sheets Transfer Benches Transport Chairs Walkers Wheelchairs POINT OF CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . 42 PROMOTIONAL SERVICES . . . . . . . . . 42 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 RETRACTOR SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . 42 LIFTS AND SLINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ambulation Lifts Ceiling Lifts Sling Lifts MATTRESSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SCALES AND BODY COMPOSITION ANALYZERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Scales, Other Stand-On Scales Wheelchair Scales SEATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 SEATING CUSHIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 15mm Separator® Access System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3600B UltraSlide Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advanced Health Systems™ weight management programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 AIRPAL® Air Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Alexis® Wound Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bari-Chair™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bari-Drop Arm Commode™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bari-Lift and Transfer™ (Portable Overhead) . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bari-Lift and Transfer™ (Bedside) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bari-Recliner™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bari-Rehab Platform™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bari-Shower Commode Chair™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bari-Walker™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BariAir® Therapy System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Bariatric Advantage® B-Vitamins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bariatric Advantage® Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D . . . . 40 Bariatric Advantage® Chewable Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Bariatric Advantage® Meal Replacements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bariatric Advantage® Multivitamins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Bariatric Advantage® Vitamins A and D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Bariatric Consulting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bariatric Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Bariatric Times • July/August 2007 Category Listings ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING . . . 37 ANESTHESIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BEDS, COMPLETE SYSTEMS . . . . . . . 37 BED FRAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 CATHETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 COMMODES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 DIABETIC SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 EDUCATION & TRAINING SERVICES . . 38 FINANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 HERNIA REPAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mesh Other INFECTION PREVENTION . . . . . . . . . . 38 SKIN CARE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Cleansers Creams and Moisturizers Skin Preparation Skin Care, Other SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT . . . . . 43 STRETCHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 SURGICAL FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SURGICAL IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS . . . . . . . . . 44 Clip Appliers Computer-Powered Graspers Laparoscopic N.O.T.E.S. Equipment Open Scissors Staplers Trocars SURGICAL SUITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 SURGICAL TABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Tables Accessories Positioning Devices Surgical Tables, Other VIDEO IMAGING EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . 46 WEBSITE/INTERNET SERVICES . . . . . 46 WOUND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Trade Name Index Bariatric Lounge Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Bariatric Ring Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bariatric Support Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bariatric Table Side Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Bariatric Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 BariatricEdgeSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 BariBase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BariEMR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BariKare® Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BariMaxx® II Power Drive System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BariMaxx™ II Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Barri-Care® Antimicrobial Ointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Barton I-660 Transfer Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 BC-418 Segmental Body Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BHI™ 2 (Battery for Health Improvement 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Big Turn™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 CalcionPLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Call Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 CardioChek PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Care-Creme® Antimicrobial Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 CareCredit® Patient Financing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Catalina Lifesciences eStore® Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Catalina Lifesciences® Perioperative Nutrition. . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Bariatric Times July/August 2007

Cover Editorial Message Table of Contents Editorial Board Letter to the Editor Malpractice Preventative Maintenance: Record Protocols and Happy Lawyers Resolution of Fibromyalgia Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass University General Hospital Bariatric Program at University General Hospital Journal Watch Category List Trade Name Index Company Index Products and Services

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