Sterile Medical Antiseptic Swab CHG Skin Prep Foam Sponge Applicator ,Different Capacity

Products features:

CHGPrep Swab Sticks and Swab Applicators meet the skin antisepsis guidelines from:

The Centers for Disease Control has targeted the prevention of catheter-relatedinfections Catheter-related infections are a preventable problem that affect hundreds of thousands of patients every year. These infections increase patient morbidity, lengthen hospital stays, and require additiona medical interventions.One critical step in the prevention of catheter-related infection is proper skin prepping with an effective antiseptic. Which antiseptic should you use? The CDC recently announced new Guidelines for the that for cutaneous antisepsis, “. . . a 2% chlorhexidine-based preparation is preferred . . .”

CHG Prepping Products with formulation of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70 percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) patient preoperative skin preparation to meet the strict clinical requirements for a New Drug Application (NDA), kills more bacteria than traditional iodophors or alcohol and it is thought by many clinicians to be the most exciting breakthrough in antiseptics since povidone iodine. Chlorhexidine Gluconate the most effective antiseptic skin prep, is now available in an innovative new swabstick technology. The design of the new CHGPrep swabstick provides a significant improvement in performance over traditional swabsticks.

Compliance :

-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

-Infusion Nurses Society

-Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

-Infectious Diseases Society of America

-Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

-Department of Health and Human Services Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections

Coverage area:
3ml CHG swabstick: about 4.0" x 4.0"
10.5ml CHG applicator: about 8.4" x 8.4"
26ml CHG applicator: more than 8.4" x 8.4"

Advantages:

-Convenience of use: No glass and do not require activation before use. No need to wait for sponge to saturate

-Aseptic technique: Latex free, single-use, long plastic handle design eliminates direct hand-to-patient contact,

helping to reduce cross-contamination

-Friction scrub: Soft foam sponge’s gentle-friction scrub helps the solution to penetrate the first five cell layers of

the epidermis where 80% of microorganisms residue

-Active in protein-rich biomaterials: Remains active in the presence of blood, serum, and other protein-rich

biomaterials

-Rapid-acting: Rapidly kills a broad spectrum of skin-dwelling microorganisms

-Persistent: Maintains antimicrobial activity for at least 48 hours

-Broad spectrum: Effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria including Methicillin-resistant

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE), Carbapenem-resistant

enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Clostridium difficile, Acineobacter, and most viruses.