CleanShield

HAI:TheNeed
HealthcareAssociatedInfectionsareaseriousproblem:
Affect~1in20patients1 Resultin$28B$45Bperyearinadditionalhealthcareexpenditures2,4 In2002theestimatednumberofHAIsinU.S.hospitalswasestimatedtobe1.7M withnearly100,000oftheseHAIsresultingindeath.3 AveragecostperHAI~$20,000$26,000.4 HAIhasbecomesuchasignificantexpensethatsection5001(c)oftheDeficit ReductionActstatesthathospitalswillnolongerreceivereimbursementfromCMS forselectedconditionsrelatedtoHAI,addingsignificanteconomicburdento numerousU.S.hospitals. HAIscausedbyinfectiousagents:bacteria,fungi,virusesorotherpathogens HAIsareassociatedwithavarietyofriskfactors,including:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Indwellingmedicaldevicessuchasbloodstream,endotracheal,andurinarycatheters Surgicalprocedures Injections Contaminationofthehealthcareenvironment Transmissionofcommunicablediseasesbetweenpatientsandhealthcareworkers Overuseorimproperuseofantibiotics

http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/index.html Hospitalacquiredinfectionsonly:http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/exec_summary.html Klevins,etal.EstimatingHealthCareAssociatedInfectionsandDeathsinU.S.Hospitals,2002 Scott,TheDirectMedicalCostsofHealthcareAssociatedInfectionsinU.S.HospitalsandtheBenefitsofPrevention,March2009

HAI:Solutions
ContaminationofthehealthcareenvironmentandTransmissionofcommunicable diseasesbetweenpatientsandhealthcareworkersaretwoofthemajorsourcesof HAI.1 Usuallyaddressedbymasks,stringenthandwashing,andfacilitiescleaning protocols Highlydependentuponthediligenceofthosewashingtheirhandsandthose cleaninghealthcareenvironment Universallyappliedprotocolsdonotexistforhealthcareenvironmentcleaning
1. 2. 3. 4.

Hospitalprivacycurtainshavebeenidentifiedasasignificantsource2 and transferencemechanism3 forinfectiousagents Norecognizedprotocolsforchangeoutorcleaningofprivacycurtains

Therehasbeenacallfornewtechnologiestohelppreventinfections,like microbialresistantcurtains.4 CleanShield:amorecosteffective,bettersolutionthanmicrobialresistant curtains.

http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/index.html M.Ohl,etal.,,HospitalPrivacyCurtainsareFrequentlyandRapidlyContaminatedwithPotentiallyPathogenicBacteria,51stICAAC, PresentationNumberK1463,ChicagoIL,Sept.19,2011 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301504763_1622011073710391704.html Dr.PeterPronovost,ProfessorofCriticalCareMedicineatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,http://www.cbsnews.com/8301504763_16220110737 10391704.html

CleanShieldthebettersolution
PatentPending,touchpointdispenserensuresaclean,contaminationfreecontact surfacewitheachuseoftheprivacycurtain. Anexample:

Cleanshieldarrivesasabox

Cleanshielddispenserisopened Cleanshielddispenseriseasilyinstalled onacurtain

Goals
Lowcostandcosteffectivemeansof contaminationtransferencereduction/ elimination Potentialtosave$throughreductionofHAIs Easy&quickinstallation/maintenance Easyandintuitivetouse Fresh,contaminationfreesurfacewitheach use Alertswhenmaintenanceisneeded Otherexamplescoveredinpatentapplication

Cleanshieldalertswhen
attentionisneeded

Cleanshieldin hospitalapplication

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CompetitivePosition:
Tellsyouwhen to Service Contamination Free SurfacewithEach Contact RelativeEffectiveness WorkswithMultiple HandleConfigurations

EasytoInstall

Candidate
CleanShield Antimicrobial Curtains Laundering Curtains Peroxide Treatment

LOW
HIGH MEDIUM

RelativeCost

YES
NO NO

LOW
HIGH HIGH

CosttoInstall

YES
NO NO

YES
LIMITED NO

HIGH
MEDIUM LOW

YES
NA NA

HIGH

NO

HIGH

NO

NO

MEDIUM

YES

NA=Notapplicable

CleanShieldthebettersolution
Lowcostandcosteffectivewayto reduceHAIandContamination Transference Paysforitself:Save$$$through reductionofHAIs Easy&quick&inexpensiveinstallation andmaintenance Intuitive,easytouse Fresh,contaminationfreesurfacewith eachuse Alertswhenmaintenanceisneeded AbetterwaytoreduceHAI