Hospitals looking to reduce healthcare-associated infections as efficiently as possible may want to consider Xenex's new LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots. The portable, pulsed xenon UV disinfection system was designed to destroy drug-resistant bacteria in a four-minute cycle.
Already, more than 300 hospitals and healthcare facilities use Xenex's Germ-Zapping Robots, and many have reported 50 percent, 70 percent and 100 percent decreases in their infection rates in peer-reviewed journals.
What sets LightStrike apart from earlier Xenex models is its 20 percent faster cycle time. The new robots also feature innovative technology that validates bulb ignition and guarantees a proper broad spectrum pulse for every disinfection cycle.
"SSIs devastate patients and cause unneeded expense for hospitals. Hospitals using Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots have published studies showing 100 percent and 46 percent decreases in their SSI rates after using Xenex to disinfect their ORs at the end of the day. Our LightStrike robot is so efficient that they can run it in two-minute cycles in between cases in the OR to further bring down contamination," said Mark Stibich, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Xenex.
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