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High hygienic requirements are placed on all medical devices that are used directly or invasively on patients.
Keredusy® stands in German for Keimreduktionssystem meaning pathogen reduction system and is used to disinfect internal air-
With the assistance of the internal sensors, all disinfection parameters are constantly monitored and the disinfection is interrupted if the values fall below limit values in order to ensure the disinfection process. Documentation is carried out by protocolling and recording a disinfection protocol with all disinfection-
With the Keredusy® KR2000 , by using hydrogen peroxide solution 8% (H2O2), a full
mycobactericidal,
tuberculocidal,
sporicidal,
levurocidal,
fungicidal and
bactericidal,
efficacy is achieved.
An investigation of 700 CPAP devices done by METEC Medizintechnik GmbH revealed that nearly the half of the devices were contaminated in the inner part of the flow generator with viable microorganisms. Microbiological tests have shown that these microorganisms, especially pneumonia germs, can cause serious health problems to immunosuppressed patients. Patients who need to be provided by respirator are often healthily handicapped and are therefore more susceptible to microbial infections.
Ensuring patient protection
Ventilators are medical devices and in the European Union they are subject to the regulations of the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC. Consequently, the manufacturer of a respirator is obliged to integrate measures that allow a safe operation of his device. Therefore, the use of filters and regular filter changes are required to provide patient protection against microbial contamination. In hospital operations, it is largely ensured by organizational measures but there is also no automatic, echnically monitored documentation of the filter change here.
Ensuring occupational health and safety at the service provider
Service providers who perform technical service (maintenance, repair, etc.) on ventilators should appropriately sanitize the equipment prior to service work in order to comply with the rules and regulations of the employers' liability insurance association. If this is not possible, the employer must take appropriate measures to protect employees and provide appropriate personal protective equipment and take other measures to prevent the spread of germs. In practice, this results in increased space and personnel requirements.
The Keredusy®, which was specially developed for disinfecting the air-
Benefits of disinfection with the Keredusy® KR2000:
simple,
economical,
safe,
tested,
certified.