In a recent press release, Tru-D announced a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control, Ultraviolet-C light as a means of disinfection anesthesia workstations, which demonstrated Tru-D SmartUVC’s ability to reduce bioburden on anesthesia workstations.
In the study, UVC disinfection greatly influenced bioburden reduction on high-touch, complex medical equipment surfaces contaminated with three (3) organisms commonly implicated in surgical infections.
"This study further validates the body of literature supporting Tru-D," said Chuck Dunn, CEO and President of Tru-D SmartUVC. "The research team concluded disinfection of all surfaces both in direct and shadowed areas on anesthesia devices from a single Tru-D placement in the operating room. Tru-D was proven effective both in small and large operating rooms. It is exciting to once again have our disinfection claims validated by an esteemed research team at a prestigious academic medical center."
The study was conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to assess organism killing on complex medical devices in difficult-to-access, high-touch areas that included dials, knobs and handles that are challenging to clean manually. All trials, compared with the controls, exhibited significant bioburden reduction. The research team went on to suggest that Tru-D's technology is an important supplement to the manual cleaning process.