The pen that
combats infection
With MRSA and
Clostridium Difficile continuing to hit the headlines (there were 6,381
cases of MRSA in the year to April 2007 and 13,666 infections of C Diff
in the three months from April to June alone),
minimising cross-infection within hospitals and other at risk facilities
is a major concern for healthcare professionals.
Doctors are being encouraged not to wear long sleeved shirts and
everyone is instructed to wash their hands constantly, and now, another
potential source of infection is the focus of attention – the humble
pen. Pen manufacturer Senator Pens has developed the Hattrix Anti-Bac
pen. It offers the key benefit of being manufactured from plastic
impregnated with an anti-infective additive.
Following tests by an independent Microbiological and Cell Culture
Technology laboratory using Escherichia Coli, Salmonella Typhimurium and
Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria, the additive is certified as having a
definite antibacterial effect.
This additive behaves like human skin, ‘coating’ the barrel and
protecting against infection even after printing on the pen.
The push-button Hattrix Anti-Bac has a modern barrel design, in white,
with an ergonomic ripple-profile grip section. It is supplied with blue
ink as standard, with black ink available as an option.
Bernard Evans
, managing director of Anti-Bac distributor, Right Ideas,
said: “This is not just the ideal pen for healthcare facilities, but
for anywhere that pens might be shared between colleagues, customers or
the general public. Reception areas, super
mark
ets and banks all provide ideal breeding grounds for the
fast-multiplying single-celled organisms behind so many common ailments.
And restaurants are particularly vulnerable with the added challenge of
keeping kitchens germ free.”
Anything that hinders the transmission of infection in such areas must
be a good idea. Hattrix Anti-Bac means that you can give somebody a pen
carrying your corporate message with the confidence that all you are
passing on is a quality writing instrument.”
Notes
The Anti-Bac pen is available from Right Ideas. Telephone 0208 668 8991
(24/1/08)
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