Ergotron Adds Next Generation Patient Healthcare Delivery (PHD) Cart for Efficient Management of Non-Controlled Medication at the Point of Care

St. Paul, MN (PRWEB) December 2, 2010

Ergotron’s new StyleView® PHD Carts—for Patient Healthcare Delivery, available in 10 configurations for laptops or LCDs with one to six drawers—will offer nurses and other healthcare providers efficient management of non-controlled medication at the point of care. Along with StyleView EMR Carts, wall mounts and vertical lifts, Ergotron’s PHD carts give the healthcare community an unprecedented portfolio of point-of-care solutions designed with the most sought after features in the industry.

By promoting height adjustability, independent screen positioning, easy maneuverability and infection control, these carts meet the individual ergonomic and health needs of caregivers while supporting the application-specific needs at the point of care.

Available in both non-powered and powered configurations, features common to all carts include:

• An ergonomic design that accommodates nurses and other caregivers of many heights. Unlike competitive products, cart users as short as 5'0" (152 cm) and as tall as 6'1" (185 cm) can work comfortably and productively in a seated or standing position.
• An auto-locking drawer system (ADS) that enables simple and efficient non-controlled medication management at the point of care; a powered cart can store 100 PINs, while the non-powered version can store 10 PINS.
• Surfaces treated with Agion® Antimicrobial for product protection; cart handles are smooth and continuous for easier cleaning.
• Push-button Ethernet ready-on function embedded in worksurface: Awaken enclosed computer from energy-saving hibernation mode with the touch of an external button—facilitates easy compliance with EnergyStar 4.0 guidelines.

Ergotron’s StyleLink™ enterprise management software is available free for all StyleView powered carts. For PHD carts, the newest version will add the benefit of secure access to drawers while allowing remote monitoring/configuration with established Microsoft tools. StyleLink 7, available mid-December, also provides the same power management capabilities as StyleLink 6, plus:

• Program PINs locally at the cart or remotely via the StyleLink console.
• Cart stores 100 PINS, but network can store many more so that each user could have their own PIN.
• Two points of possible console access for PIN updates/adds: Unit Clerk or IT.
• Event log and report capability: exportable csv file provides view of drawer-use patterns; cart stores up to 50 events and overwrites the oldest - the network can store many more.

Explore StyleView PHD and EMR Carts at http://styleview.ergotron.com, or see the movie “StyleView: A Cart for Every Need” at http://movies.ergotron.com.

“Once again Ergotron has listened to our customers and is offering a next generation StyleView point-of-care solution with unheard of flexibility and functionality,” says Steve Reinecke, CPHIMS, senior global director of healthcare and education industries at Ergotron. “Ergotron’s new StyleView PHD Carts improve on an already successful and proven platform, delivering enhanced features while staying true to our commitment for a healthy computing platform for healthcare workers.”

Ergotron’s new StyleView PHD Laptop and LCD Carts can be obtained globally. MSRPs range from $1,695 for the one-drawer laptop model to $3,799 for powered six-drawer LCD model. Availability is planned for mid-December 2010 in North America and Asia-Pacific, and mid-January 2011 in Europe. For more information about these carts and Ergotron’s full line of healthcare products visit http://healthcare.ergotron.com/ or call 800-888-8458.

About Ergotron:
Founded in 1982 by VESA FDMI standard author and visionary Harry Sweere, Ergotron is a global manufacturer of digital display mounting and mobility products, headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with sales efforts in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, and Singapore. Ergotron’s affordable products have been improving the human interface with digital displays for over 25 years. Our history of innovation and passion for differentiation is evidenced in over 37 patents and our growing portfolio of award winning products for computer monitors, notebooks, and large flat panel displays and T.V.s Ergotron products enhance computing wellness, improve workplace productivity and create business process efficiencies, wherever and whenever they’re used. Incorporating Ergotron’s Constant Force lift and pivot motion technology, wall and desk mount arms, stands, mobile carts, pivots and vertical lifts require less effort to achieve more ergonomic motion, improving the user’s experience when viewing any digital display for work or entertainment.

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