Best International Distributor of the Year
Becky Chamberlain2022-04-21T15:16:26+01:00de Smit Medical is thrilled to accept the award for Best International Distributor of the Year, 2018. A huge thank you to Mcube Technology for recognising our work and distinguished sales performance, it's been a great year! de Smit Medical has been distributor of the CubeScan range of bladder scanners for over ten years. We look forward to many more fruitful years to come. Congratulations to the team!
BAUN Exhibition – November 2018
Simon Griffiths2022-05-19T13:03:26+01:00We recently attended the BAUN Annual Conference and Exhibition in Bournemouth, UK where we advertised our CUBEScan BioCon-700 and BioCon-900 bladder scanners.Each year BAUN attracts a large number of product and pharmaceutical companies to exhibit. The BAUN exhibition is a vital part of the conference and it provides attendees with...
Patient First Exhibition – Nov 2017
Simon Griffiths2020-03-18T15:36:49+00:00Patient First, the UK's largest patient safety event, will return to London's ExCeL on Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November 2017 and will once again be supporting those operating within the NHS and independent healthcare sectors, aimed at giving practical advice needed to create action for change.
Southmead Hospital – New Biocon-700 Bladder Scanner
Simon Griffiths2025-04-03T12:34:53+01:00de Smit Medical Systems are proud to supply the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at Southmead Hospital with a brand new BioCon-700 bladder scanner, generously supplied by the Bristol Area Cardiac Support Group. (more…)
How to treat bedwetting
Simon Griffiths2022-04-21T15:19:01+01:00
You should try to understand that it’s not your child’s fault and they are not wetting the bed intentionally.
It’s quite a common problem and in a typical class of thirty children aged between seven to nine years, a couple of them will wet the bed. It’s not something parents tend to chat about in the school playground! Quite commonly, it can be a problem that runs in families. Children who wet the bed often have ‘oversensitive’ bladders which can only hold a...North Bristol NHS Trust – New Biocon 700 Bladder Scanner
Simon Griffiths2025-04-03T12:23:20+01:00The Accident & Emergency Team at Southmead Hospital has been presented with a brand new CUBEscan Biocon 700 Bladder Scanner, supplied by de Smit Medical Systems, courtesy of the Bristol Area Cardiac Support Group. The scanner enables staff to closely monitor and assess patients with cardiac failure to see if they have urine retention. Previously, as a precaution, if staff were concerned patients would be catheterised which is an invasive, and sometimes, painful procedure.
I think I have a prolapse!
Simon Griffiths2022-05-19T13:05:16+01:00
What exactly is a prolapse?
This blog will give you some basic information about prolapse and helpful guidelines to follow that may help to reduce some of the symptoms. In the medical world it is described as 'a condition when one or more of the pelvic organs drop from their usual position. It may involve the bladder, bowel or uterus.' The best way to visualise this is to push your tongue firmly into the side of your cheek and feel the bulge that...
What exactly is biofeedback?
Simon Griffiths2022-05-19T13:04:14+01:00Why do I find it so difficult to work out if I am doing pelvic floor exercises properly even when I’m practising these exercises on a regular basis? How can I tell if my muscles are becoming any stronger? The answer to these questions is very simple. It’s called ‘biofeedback’. To begin with it's helpful to have a basic understanding of what biofeedback is exactly. There are many different definitions but the best way to describe it is by looking at an example...
How can electrical stimulation help my pelvic floor muscles?
Simon Griffiths2022-05-19T13:02:46+01:00Is it really possible to stimulate a muscle using a machine? How does this type of treatment work and is it painful? Is electrical stimulation better than exercise and is it safe? This post answers these questions as well as giving you information about how to get the maximum benefit out of this type of treatment. Before thinking about using an electrical stimulation unit to activate your pelvic floor muscles, it's helpful to understand how this type of treatment works. Let's look at...
