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1. A Step Toward Reducing Infection Risks
Detecto's HealthySole HSPlus would address one of my biggest pet
peeves: Staff who walk around in the same soiled shoes case after
case, day after day. Sure, their footwear is wipeable, but do they actu-
ally take the time to disinfect their slip-on clogs between cases?
Probably not. And don't get me started on the shrimper boots ortho-
pedic surgeons splash around in during a full day of fluid-heavy cases.
I've rarely, if ever, seen one of them scrub the rubber down between
cases. That's why I'm drawn to the HealthySole HSPlus, which is a
germicidal system that uses UV-C light that's said to kill 99.99% of
microorganisms on the soles of shoes and booties. Once eliminated,
staff won't bring the pathogens into the OR to contaminate the surgi-
cal environment. The device can be placed right outside the doors to
your ORs and it's easy to use: Simply stand on the scale-like platform
and wait 8 seconds for the disinfecting cycle to finish. A green check-
mark appears on the easy-to-read display when the cycle is complete;
a red 'X' appears if you stepped off too soon.
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This UV-C-light emitting device disin-
fects shoes in less than 10 seconds.
Detecto
