Not just medical equipment, but dental instruments too
Bioquell steps in to help UK orthodontic surgery with biodecontamination
Hospitals have regular need to adopt rigorous high-level cleaning regimes; those institutions more alert to threats organisms can pose take measures one-step further by employing Bioquell hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) treatment. However, the bio-decontamination solutions we provide are not limited to one particular application, rather they give a rapid response when there is need to eradicate infectious substances from a given environment.
A UK orthodontic surgery completing follow-up work on a patient who had recently suffered from rare Dental Infective Endocarditis, made the sensible decision to call in Bioquell technology as a precautionary tactic in safeguarding its future visitors. Although routine sterilsation of instruments occurred, to ensure no risk to others would result a HPV cycle within the treatment room was requested.
Our Room Bio-Decontamination Service (RBDS) turns around areas with exceptional speed – typically rooms under 100m3 are expertly decontaminated in less than three hours. Minimal preparation is required, meaning worries posed by stubborn microbes are easily dealt with. As an added benefit, other equipment/instruments can be included in HPV cycles. Dental procedures continued the very same day, safe in the knowledge the surgery had undergone proprietary Bioquell treatment.
'Bioquell has designed a solid, dependable solution for dealing with microbial threats, which encompasses a variety of applications,' said Martyn Broadbent, RBDS Healthcare Specialist. 'We are seeing a developing need for use of HPV-technology within the dental sector as patients and specialists alike, call for ultimate cleanliness.
'Using RBDS adds further security aginst cross-contamination, bolstering infection prevention methods already in place.'
Efficacy is backed up through scientific publications, plus use of Geobacillus stearothermophilus biological indicators, guaranteeing 6-log reduction. Chemical indicators – CIs – allow immediate visual confirmation of cycle success.
