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Xhale Innovations Receives Patent for Handwashing Compliance Detection System

Dr. Richard Melker, chief technology officer for Xhale Innovations (XI), along with co-inventors Dr. Donn Dennis, chief science officer for XI, and Drs. Christopher Batich and Nikolaus Gravenstein from the University of Florida, have been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,755494, ...More
July 30, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Products & Services
Hospitals Leverage Patient Flow Software to Automate Infection Control

Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Texas and the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center are linking patient infection status to automated patient flow and bed management software from TeleTracking Technologies, clearly and instantaneously communicating isolation ...More
July 23, 2010
Posted in News, Business/Program Ops
Medivators Announces FDA Clearance of DSD Edge Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corporation business group, announces it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of the Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes. The Medivators DSD ...More
April 8, 2010
Posted in News, Products & Services, Disinfection & Sterilization
Georgia-Pacific Professional Receives Marketing Innovation Award for enMotion

Georgia-Pacific Professional and its enMotion® brand of touchless dispensers today received the Best Marketing Innovation of the Decade Award, presented by Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. “We ...More
March 1, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Environmental Hygiene, Products & Services, PPE & Standard Precautions, Disinfection & Sterilization
3M and Patient Care Technology Systems Collaborate on Automated Hand Hygiene Solution

3M and Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. today announced that they have signed an agreement to bring a state-of-the-art automated hand hygiene compliance solution to healthcare customers globally. “The agreement ...More
February 26, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Patient/Worker Safety, Products & Services, Disinfection & Sterilization, Surveillance & Epidemiology
Georgia-Pacific Professional Study Shows Preference for Touchless Paper Towel Dispensers in Away-From-Home Washrooms

An overwhelming majority of people (79 percent) prefer touchless towel dispensers to air dryers according to the “Washroom Product Study,” developed by Georgia-Pacific Professional and conducted by Housekeeping Solutions magazine. Additionally, research compiled ...More
February 12, 2010
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, Products & Services, Disinfection & Sterilization
Hand Hygiene System Wins Popular Science's 2009 "Best of What's New" Award

Xhale Innovations, Inc. announces that its hand hygiene system, HyGreen, is a recipient of the 2009 "Best of What's New" award from Popular Science magazine. "For 22 years, Popular Science has honored the innovations that surprise and amaze us - those that make a positive ...More
November 16, 2009
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Research & Studies, Disinfection & Sterilization, Surveillance & Epidemiology
Kimberly-Clark Professional Launches Touchless Skin Care System

Proving that major innovations can indeed go hand-in-hand, Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced a touchless skin care system and a luxurious Kleenex brand foam soap, designed to provide the ultimate handwashing experience. The Electronic Cassette Skin Care System is ...More
November 10, 2009
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Environmental Hygiene, Products & Services, PPE & Standard Precautions, Disinfection & Sterilization
Automated Surveillance: Can it Replace "Shoe-Leather" Epidemiology?

A recent survey of infection preventionists (IPs) by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) confirmed that while demands on the profession are escalating, 41 percent of respondents to the “2009 APIC Economic Survey” ...More
July 24, 2009
Posted in Articles, Infections, Professional Development, Research & Studies, Disinfection & Sterilization, Surveillance & Epidemiology
Technology Aids in HAI Prevention

Technological advancements are beginning to revolutionize the way infection preventionists fight hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). We take a look at emerging technology and the way it is facilitating measurement and compliance with everything from hand hygiene to ...More
July 23, 2009
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene, Environmental Hygiene, Research & Studies, Disinfection & Sterilization, Surveillance & Epidemiology

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