Celebrating Sonographers Day, 27 October 2021 EVERYDAY protecting Sonographers and patients from cross-infection risk High Level Disinfection – EVERY Ultrasound Probe for EVERY Patient EVERY TIME in 90 seconds Find Out How BACK TO NEWS • VIEW ALL NEWS ARTICLES
Implementing Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Guidelines Boosts Patient Safety Healthcare facilities that follow evidence-based guidelines for the disinfection of ultrasound probes enable physicians to perform ultrasound exams that boost patient safety. Reducing ultrasound probe cross-infection risk can aid in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).1-2 Up to 70% of HAIs are preventable using existing infection prevention practices. 3-4 …
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Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos Wins Prestigious Prix Galien Award for First-of-its-Kind UV-C Ultrasound Probe High Level Disinfection System The Prix Galien Award, considered an equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research and medical technology research, has honoured Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos as the Best Medical Device for 2020. The technology is reducing the risk of Healthcare Associated …
Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos Wins Prestigious Prix Galien Award for First-of-Its-Kind UV-C Ultrasound Probe High Level Disinfection System. Find Out More… BACK TO NEWS • VIEW ALL NEWS ARTICLES
Germitec, Hypernova Chronos has been nominated for the 2020 Prix Galien Award for Best Medical Device This prestigious Prix Galien Award each year, recognises outstanding achievements in 5 categories Medicines, Research Work, Medical Devices, E-Health and Accompanying Patient, that improves the global human condition. Originally founded in France in 1970, is now awarded in ten …
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GERMITEC receives compatibility approval from GE Healthcare for current ultrasound probe portfolio GE Healthcare declared an additional 70 ultrasound probes compatible with GERMITEC, manufacturer of a chemical-free and ultrafast UV-C High Level Disinfection (HLD) technology. To find out which GE Healthcare ultrasound probes are approved, refer to the online compatibility list and select Antigermix or …
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Ultrasound Probe Disinfection in Emergency Department Dr Genevieve Carbonatto – FACEM, Dip Obs, Dip Paed, CCPU. Emergency Physician and educator in ultrasound courses and workshops targeting Emergency doctors at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Discusses her experience in reprocessing ultrasound probes using High Level Disinfection (HLD) in Emergency Departments BACK TO NEWS • VIEW ALL NEWS ARTICLES
10 Recommendations for Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Probe Disinfection To achieve the full ultrasound benefits in patient care, medical teams need to consider the contamination risk over repeated use of probes as a vector for pathogen transmission. Various global guidelines have been published. But in response to current infectious diseases, specialty medical groups are …
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Prevention of pathogen transmission during Point of Care Ultrasound use Overview Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a cornerstone in the diagnosis and management of almost all patients admitted to intensive care. It forms part of treatment algorithms of cardiac arrest, PE, vascular device insertion and guides hemodynamic assessment is common clinical syndromes such as sepsis …
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