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SaniClaw: Easing Germicidal Wipe Dispensing in Health Care Facilities

Submitted by khenriks on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:00

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) compromise provider care and treatment, add to unreimbursed financial burden, and could lead to life-threatening events. While all items and surfaces in the clinical care setting need to be wiped down with germicidal wipes, the wipes are a challenge to dispense and the dispensers themselves are often covered in pathogens. SaniClaw is a disposable claw that assists in threading the initial wipe and was designed with key features to prevent accumulation of pathogens on the dispenser and ultimately curb the incidence of infections.

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Student team
Neel Damani
Natasha O'Rourke-Perry
Daniel Slade
Margaret Winding
Mentoring team
Ken Jelinek (Occupational Therapy)
Soyoung Kang, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
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