Patient Comfort Systems of Hayward, CA, has introduced welded seam technology to its line of anti-microbial MRI pads to help reduce the threat of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in MRI suites.
The new technology uses heat welding to protect the inner pad core from any penetration of MRSA or other biological contamination.
A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that MRSA affects more than 2 million people in the U.S. each year, killing more than 90,000. A recent study cultured MRSA inside an MRI bore, while other recent studies indicate that MRSA can survive for months on MRI table pad covers, pad cores, and other surfaces.
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