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Ultra-Clean™ Stethoscope Sterilizer Product and Technology Available for License
Fast, easy and safe method for eliminating over 99.9% of bacteria and viruses on the surface of a stethoscope.
Single swipe takes less than 1 second
- Eliminate stethoscope-related transmission of bacteria and viruses between patients.
- Proprietary light seal contains flash during rapid swipe
- No chemicals, no residue, Ultra-Cleaned with a single flash of light
FEATURES:
- Wall mounted easy-swipe design ensures fast and convenient operation and user compliance.
- Warms stethoscope diaphragm for comfortable patient contact.
- Optional color-changing diaphragm confirms UV exposure (see movie top left)
- May be used with a wide variety of stethoscope models
- Novel light-tight seal eliminates user exposure to UV
Stethoscope Sterilizer
- Stethoscope cleaning will become a standard of care (as an adjunct to hand-washing)
- A growing number of journal studies recommend stethoscope cleaning with alcohol as an important preventative measure
- Alcohol cleaning is time-consuming and impractical
- Stethoscope cleaning is only occasionally performed by a minority of healthcare professionals
- UV-Solution’s enabling technology creates the first practical method for instantly sterilizing stethoscopes
OPERATION:
- Grasp stethoscope by tube stem and swipe stethoscope chest-piece downward through slot in a “credit-card” type swiping motion (takes less than a second).
- The stethoscope is now 99.9% free of bacteria and virus.
- Confirm UV sterilization by checking that bulls-eye and outer ring colors on stethoscope diaphragm match (UV color changing diaphragm is an optional accessory)
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Review of literature
Common findings:
- Stethoscopes are a reservoir of infectious agents and are potential vectors of infection including antibiotic-resistant strains
Contaminated Stethoscopes Revisited, Archives of Internal Medicine, 1996
- Disinfection of stethoscopes is an important step in preventing potential nosocomial infections (alcohol is most commonly recommended disinfectant – though seldom used)
The Stethoscope: A Potential Source of Nosocomial Infection, Archives of Internal Medicine, 14 April 1997
- Stethoscope cleaning is only occasionally performed by a minority of healthcare professionals
Stethoscopes: A Potential Vector of Infection, Annals of Emergency medicine, Sept 1995
- Hospitals need to develop more rigorous programs and protocols for stethoscope disinfection as a standard of care.
Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Physicians’ Stethoscopes, Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 1999 vol 20
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