UV-Confirm™
Self-contained biological indicator for evaluating UV disinfection effectiveness.
First of its kind. Delivering visual confidence in UV disinfection.
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is gaining rapid and widespread adoption for its use in disinfecting high-touch surfaces in critical environments, such as hospitals. However, the effectiveness of UV disinfection is highly dependent on the system and how it’s used. It’s critical to ensure that UV disinfection is being used correctly so that infections can be effectively reduced. UVC Dosimeter cards are based on a chemical reaction. This is a true biological challenge.
UV-Confirm™ is used to verify and validate UV disinfection effectiveness against a microbial challenge in end-user environments such as hospitals. Compatible with UVGI of Surfaces and Upper-room UVGI.
The world’s first self-contained UVGI biological indicator that enables measurement of UVGI effectiveness in end-user environments.
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True microbial challenge
The only way to truly evaluate antimicrobial effectiveness is a microbial challenge. UV-Confirm™ contains a true microbial challenge.
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Safe
The challenge organism is fully contained within the UV-Confirm™ device and there is no exposure during testing or reading of results.
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Easy
UV-Confirm™ provides results with a simple color change. Visual results all within the UV-Confirm™ device mean no lab work or expertise is needed.
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Low cost
Biological testing typically involves high cost and logistical challenges. UV-Confirm™ delivers results in a format that is significantly lower cost than current biological testing options.
Simple, self-contained design provides easy to read visual results.
No lab work needed.
UV-Confirm™ is the first and only tool for evaluating ultraviolet light that incorporates a true microbial challenge that involves no exposure to the microbes. A true biological challenge is required to deliver confidence in disinfection results. The product contains viable spores of Bacillus spizizenii (>3 log CFU/device) coated on a carrier within a UV transmissible container.
Applications include UV disinfection of surfaces and UV disinfection of Upper Air.
CDC recommends upper-room UVGI as a means to limit respiratory infections in public spaces. However, there are no options to determined efficacy of installed upper room UVGI units against a biological challenge. UV-Confirm is the first biological indicator that is designed for measuring UV efficacy in end-user environments. The spores included in the product are a greater biological challenge to UV than most respiratory viruses. If your UV system inactivates the spores in UV-Confirm this indicates that most respiratory virus would have been inactivated as well.
Steps:
Expose device to UV light.
Squeeze device to break ampule.
Incubate for 18-24 hours at 35ºC.
Record results.
Yellow = fail
Purple = pass
