Nor-Lea Hospital District is delivering enhanced infection protection and peace of mind to patients with one of the first installations of PDC’s UV-C LED Bore Sanitization System (UV-C System). PDC’s UV-C System is designed to deliver the cleanest and safest imaging experience available to patients.

In as little as 5 minutes, PDC’s unique UV-C LED technology verifiably kills 99.9% of all pathogens – including the coronavirus – and is specifically designed to sanitize hard-to-clean imaging bores and imaging patient tables. Applicable modalities include: MRI, PET/MR, CT, PET, PET/CT, MR-guided Linac, Nuc Med and any other imaging bore (60-70 cm) and imaging table (200 cm or less).

Traditionally, imaging bores and tables have been difficult to clean and to assure sanitization between patients, largely due to large bores, crevices in equipment and wait times for sanitization. Studies have also shown sub-par cleaning protocols and the survival of bacteria on dry surfaces for months, respiratory viruses for days and gastrointestinal viruses for more than a week. Meanwhile, environmental contamination has been shown to contribute to Hospital Associated Infections (HAIs) from MRSA, VRE, C. difficile, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter species and Norovirus. This drove PDC, who specializes in MRI and LEDs, to design a better sanitizing solution.
PDC’s first-of-its-kind system generates UV-C light energy across the Germicidal Spectrum, 260nm to 300nm. According to Jim Maslowski, PDC Co-Founder and President, “By pairing required manual cleaning with our UV-C System, technologists can minimize uncertainty, harsh chemicals, wait times and hard-to-clean areas associated with conventional sanitizers,” Maslowski said. And for patients and caregivers, this means they can rest assured that their imaging equipment has been fully sanitized.

According to Nor-Lea’s Radiology Manager Alyssa Byrd, the addition of the UV-C system enables her team to provide their patients with the utmost level of protection and peace of mind. “The UV-C system has benefited the team and patients in multiple ways,” said Alyssa. “Our team is able to thoroughly clean our imaging room after scanning Covid positive patients. Our team wants to make sure we are cleaning the imaging room the very best we can to reduce the risk of transmitting Covid. Our patients can take comfort in knowing that we are disinfecting and cleaning every part of the machine. I know patients are nervous to enter a hospital setting with the Covid pandemic going on. This extra level of disinfection helps ease their mind that we are working to protect them.”

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