disinfection

WASSENBURG Medical UK will be showcasing the UV Smart D45 high level disinfection system at Ultrasound 2025, as the company continues its aim to advance infection prevention and probe disinfection in ultrasound departments across the UK. Using Impelux UV-C technology, the D45 achieves high level disinfection of ultrasound probes in 75 seconds, without the use […]

Ultrasound probe high level disinfection (HLD) technology specialist Nanosonics is showcasing its state-of-the-art trophon device at UKIO. Through interactive demonstrations, visitors can learn about the importance of infection prevention, the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and how the trophon device can help tackle this. Nanosonics will also be delivering bite-sized educational presentations, which can be […]

Global manufacturer of infection prevention technology, Nanosonics launched a game-changing toolkit aimed at healthcare practitioners tasked with tackling the decontamination of ultrasound probes across the UK and Ireland. In the last three years, the toolkit has had over 516,000 downloads, from health professionals and organisations across the UK. The toolkit has helped authorities to overhaul their procedures […]

Ultrasound probes are complex, expensive medical devices that contain fragile components. Nanosonics senior medical affairs manager EMEA Ellie Wishart said: “Despite the best efforts of the staff that use and reprocess them, damage to probes in clinical use is common. A study in the UK found that more than one in three probes were faulty, and more […]

WASSENBURG Medical UK has an exclusive partnership with UV Smart, which saw the launch of the D45 ultrasonic transducer disinfection device throughout the UK, offering users another approach to the disinfection of probes. Using Impelux UV-C technology, the D45 has been designed to high level disinfect ultrasound probes in 75 seconds, with no warm-up period. The […]

Nanosonics is an Australian infection prevention company that has developed and commercialised its automated disinfection technology.  The company says its trophon device represents the first major innovation in high level disinfection for ultrasound probes in more than 20 years. “Preventable infections are exactly that – preventable,” says Nanosonics. “But many medical institutions are forced to […]

Many probes are classified as semi-critical devices requiring high-level disinfection (HLD) to mitigate the risk of infection transmission.  It is vital that ultrasound probes are adequately disinfected between patients, especially following an intra-cavity or interventional procedures.  Developed in Australia with direct user input from clinicians and sonographers, Lumicare ONE is a device that delivers UV-C […]

Nanosonics is an Australian infection prevention company that has developed and commercialised an automated disinfection technology. The company says the trophon device represents the first major innovation in high level disinfection for ultrasound probes in more than 20 years. “The trophon device is fast becoming the global standard of care for ultrasound probe disinfection,” it […]