Medi-Avant Ltd was formed to develop solutions for a specific client bacterium infection problem. The client needed to ensure that their dialysis devices were completely disinfected before being moved between patients. The internal electronics of these devices made bleach cleaning difficult and of course bleach creates health and safety hazards. Extensive research identified a well-proven tool namely ultra violet light. This was widely used in the 1920s but was replaced by antibiotics to cure infections. However the onset of antibiotic resistant bacterium has generated the need for an alternative vehicle, UV is ideal. Airborne agents were also infecting the clients’ cleaning rooms (sick building syndrome). Hence another device range was borne.
Medi-Avant Ltd products help to solve the largest challenge facing the health services today. Healthcare Associated infection (HCAI). Moreover it provides products to address and defeat many of the fears of a flu pandemic facing the population.
More than 5000 patients die every year in hospital from infections while being treated for other illnesses. Moreover large numbers c.15% stay longer in hospital, 3-10 days, because of infection e.g. >40,000 cases of clostridium difficile last year alone. The costs of infection are huge. The per patient additional cost ranges from £4 - 10k. Moreover these additional length of stays occupy around 9% of all NHS bed days. Prevention using Medi-Avant equipment can make significant reductions in those costs and waste of resources.
The potential for animal infections to transfer to humans is causing major concerns for a potential flu pandemic. There is a serious fear that Asian bird flu has already crossed the barrier. Thus there is significant new area of animal infections to be treated.
The prevalence of infections is widespread with more than 20% of the population already colonised with infectious agents and bacterium. That number is on the increase. Unfortunately the impact is mainly on the elderly and those having invasive surgery. However everyone spreads the infections.
Medi-Avant solutions support the provision of business critical Sterile Environments. We provide an unrivalled product range which will drive down rates of infection and cross contamination. The holistic approach taken by Medi-Avant will have a huge impact on the spread of infections.
Infections are transmitted via three main routes:
Airborne (through air conditioning systems, coughing, sneezing etc.)
Contact with contaminated surfaces (office desks, telephones, computer keyboards etc.)
Person to person contact (shaking hands, dressing wounds etc.)
Medi-Avant solutions comprise a number of complementary products. These products are combined to meet your precise needs and will provide maximum Return on Investment (ROI). In combination they address the three main routes to becoming contaminated.
Medi-Avant disinfection solutions :
- Air disinfecting unit - suspended from a ceiling, sterilising all air borne bacteria floating upwards on convection currents 24 hours a day. This is ideal for non air-conditioned areas e.g. waiting rooms, public buildings, offices wards, etc.
- Air conditioning disinfecting unit - provide a disinfecting zone within the air conditioning systems trunking 24 hours a day. These can be fitted into existing as well as new systems. A range of capacities exist to handle differing airflow rates.
- Cabinet disinfecting units - provides an on demand disinfection unit for small/medium equipment (including electronics) with 100% sterility. E.g. dialysis machines, blood pumps, computers and keyboards, dental and surgical instruments etc.
- Mobile disinfecting unit - the unit is used for sterilising equipment, spaces, vehicles and any areas/equipment where it is not practical to have a fixed unit.
- Carousel Room disinfecting unit - is a mobile unit for disinfecting complete rooms including the surfaces of the equipment and walls in those rooms e.g. wards, isolation rooms etc. Thus after physical cleaning the unit delivers a ‘deep clean’ to the whole room without the use of bleach etc. Hence the room is back in productive use within the hour.
- Hand disinfecting unit - is a fixed wall mounted unit for completely sterilising gloved hands.
- Bed disinfecting unit - is a unit to sterilise a full size hospital bed and mattress within seconds.
NB Patents pending for the unique designs
