Abstract: An interactive system and method includes at least two subsystems: one for providing exposure and incident information to a healthcare worker and another for collecting exposure and incident data at a healthcare facility in a confidential manner. The system includes input/output devices and a processor for accessing and displaying information on a desired healthcare topic and for collecting, via a series of interactive screens, accident data for subsequent collation within a facility and/or on a multifacility scale, such as for regulatory compliance. Data collection is preferably done in a confidential manner, and a report is generated that includes a risk assessment and recommended followup procedures. The input/output devices are preferably located in close proximity to an area having a relatively high likelihood of exposures or incidents, for permitting the user ready access to desired information.

Abstract: A surgical accessory is provided for temporarily parking a suture needle, for cleaning a cautery tip, and for cutting suture thread, for which a suture cutting assembly is disclosed that comprises a molded plastic structure with one notched end in which are situated at least one suture holder, to reversibly grasp suture thread guided into the notch, and a suture cutting blade to cut the suture thread. A second embodiment is disclosed comprising an accessory for temporarily parking a suture needle and for cleaning a cautery tip. In yet another embodiment, a flexible arm that can be clamped to a fixed surface is used to support the surgical suturing accessory.

Abstract: A catheter device is described for the localized introduction of pharmaceutical material into the uterine cervix and the upper vagina. In one embodiment the catheter device comprises a flexible tube having a port at the proximal end and a rounded closed tip and an aperture away from the tip at the distal end. A diaphragm having a hole through which the tube may pass is used to seal off the cervix and upper vagina from the lower vagina, and a syringe is used to administer the pharmaceutical material through the port in the flexible tube. In a second embodiment two ports are provided in the flexible tube, enabling a flushing material to be ejected into the tube after the pharmaceutical material, thus ensuring that the entire dose of pharmaceutical material is delivered to the cervix and the upper vagina.