Sanovas launches SteriView subsidiary aiming to fight hospital-acquired infections

Sanovas said yesterday it launched another subsidiary, SteriView, along with its SteriView instrument inspection and infection control system. The newly launched system is designed as a “front line solution” against hospital-acquired infections, Sausalito, Calif.-based Sanovas said. The system allows direct visual inspection and cleaning of hard to reach spaces on endoscopes and medical instruments. “Healthcare-acquired infections impact millions of people, worldwide. The SteriView instrument inspection and infection control system, featuring the SteriCam line of inspection cameras, represents the next inventive step in the infection control process and comprises a most critical asset in the fight against healthcare-acquired, device-related infections. These infections kill over 75,000 people every year in the U.S. and are estimated to cost $20 to $35 billion in excess healthcare costs and up to $35 billion in lost productivity, annually, in the United States alone. SteriView will positively impact the lives of patients throughout the US and across the world,” Sanovas CEO Larry Gerrans said in a press release. Sanovas said it has placed over $1 million worth of SteriView instrument inspection and infection control systems during the pilot phase of the device, and a major outcomes study of the device is slated to be published in spring next year. “Direct field experience, plus the weight of formally conducted studies, point to an undiscov...
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