As guidelines elevate stethoscope hygiene requirements, new technology may resolve pathogen transmission via touch
This allows clinicians and health facilities to meet the new 2024 guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that elevate concern with stethoscope transmission of pathogens through touch, the foundation of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI).
- This allows clinicians and health facilities to meet the new 2024 guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that elevate concern with stethoscope transmission of pathogens through touch, the foundation of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI).
- Previously, the stethoscope was classified as a non-critical item, similar to bed railings and countertops, despite stethoscopes touching US patients more than 5 billion times per year.
- The DiskCover System uses a wall-mounted, motion-activated dispenser that is loaded with a Clean Cassette®.
- Each cassette maintains 420 disk covers in an aseptic (clean) environment until it is applied to a stethoscope.