HEXIS R&D and production departments have developed the PRZ150 cover fitted with PURE ZONE technology.
Healthcare managers, concerned about the health of their workers and patients, asked the founder of HEXIS Group, Michel Mateu, to explore the feasibility of manufacturing a product that would protect them during their interventions.
The PRZ150 product comes in the form of a flexible and transparent sheet of 1500mm x 1500mm. Antimicrobial agents based on silver ions are thoroughly mixed into a solution developed by the R&D department and then coated in multilayers homogeneously on an appropriate liner. This complex is polymerised to 200°C.
PRZ150 is the result of this process, providing a great flexibility, a high transparency and an effective protection against nosocomial diseases. PURE ZONE technology is active on the following bacterial strains (according to ISO 22196): Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Salmonella (Salmonella enterica); Listeria (Listeria monocytogenes); Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
During the patient’s treatment, this necessary primary defence protects both patient and carer by way of a transparent cover, allowing the various procedures to be performed with precision due to the PRZ150’s high transparency. This cover is used in obstetrics (birthing rooms) and can be used in other hospital departments.
After the treatment, this antibacterial sheet, thanks to the silver ions incorporated during the production, protects the patient from the spread of bacteria which, in contact with the sheet, is stopped at 99.99%. This cover is also used in recovery rooms. The efficiency remains for several weeks.
HEXIS PRZ150 cover is a Class I medical device, complying the rules described in schedule IX of 93/42/CEE. A technical file has been filed with the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM).
HEXIS PRZ150 sheet has become the first HEXIS product to be subject to the EC Compliance Statement in a specific but defined framework. ‘At the same time, the development of PRZ150 cover is fully launching HEXIS into the ISO 13485 certification process,’ said Guillaume Leonardon, Quality Safety Security and Environment (QSSE) Manager.
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