The Blickman Blog
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Do You Have the Next Innovation that Will Change Healthcare?
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Blickman has been a part of the history and evolution of medical equipment over the last 130 years, working with clinicians, hospital planners, and architects to design medical equipment to meets the needs and demands of the medical industry.
Designing the Modern Day Case Cart
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In the early 1970s, Blickman pioneered the design for the modern case cart. Case carts were originally invented to efficiently store and transport all surgical instrumentation. Prior to the invention of the case cart, all instrumentation and supplies per procedure had to be assembled separately, which was an extraordinarily time-consuming process for OR surgical staff.
The Life, Form, and Function of Stainless Steel
What Is Stainless Steel? Stainless steel is a durable alloy—a metal made by mixing two or more metallic elements—consisting of iron and chromium. The mixture needs to contain at least 10.5 percent of chromium in order for the alloy to be categorized as stainless steel.