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Medical Keyboards for Infection Control
Designed to support Infection Control programs
The ioniTOUCH™ range of antimicrobial medical keyboards, keypads and input devices, help support Infection Control programs in healthcare environments.
The ioniTOUCH™ range is designed for environments such as GP Surgeries, Hospital nursing stations, and laboratories where keyboards have multiple users. As well as a BPR approved antimicrobial additive to help inhibit bacterial growth, the sealed construction allows thorough cleaning to help protect staff.
Healthcare & Infection Control
Infection control is an important area for healthcare authorities, it is done to reduce transmission of harmful pathogens that can cause illnesses. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) continually monitor standards of infection control to limit areas where bacteria could breed. By doing this it can help eliminate healthcare-acquired infections (HCAIs) which cause major disruption to healthcare services. The most common HCAIs are Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C.diff) and Escherichia coli (E.coli).
HCAIs refer to infections that occur as a result of contact with a healthcare environment. Leading to either prolonged hospital stays or re-admission. As well as the transmission of the infections from patients or staff into the community infecting members of the public. Multi-user workstations such as computer keyboards are known to be a reservoir for bacterial growth.
In recent years there has been an increase in computers within healthcare environments. Closer to patients for more accurate and quick data input. Keyboards being challenging to clean due to the crevices between the keys. Research has also shown that bacteria can survive longer on plastics, such as the ones used for standard keyboards. Therefore the correct attention to the cleaning of them must be conducted.
ioniTOUCH™ Medical Keyboards
ioniTOUCH™ range of fully sealed antimicrobial keyboards and mice enables thorough, quick and easy cleaning. Dirt is unable to get beneath the keys due to them being a fully sealed unit. But when cleaning is required, it can be done with no worry of damaging the device. We believe that with good hand-hygiene practices and the ability to quickly sterilise the devices with a cloth or through machine washing, a reduction in the cross-contamination of work surfaces and creation of a safer working environment can be established. Healthcare settings that would benefit from using our antimicrobial keyboard range are: Hospitals, Laboratories, Dental practices, GP surgeries, Veterinary practices.
Key Features
- Waterproof & fully sealed
- Approved antimicrobial additive & coating (Silver Glass Phosphate)
- Practical & quick cleaning solution
- Ability to clean with hospital-grade alcohol wipes
- Laser-etched keys, for long-lasting legibility & durability
- Disinfection without disconnection. Enables user to disable keyboard with one button, eliminating unwanted key entry
- PASSED Antimicrobial Efficacy testing against E.coli, MRSA & K.Pneu
- Multiple keyboard layouts available
- Backlit keys
How to buy
In 2019 Diamond Electronics Ltd took part in the Health Innovation Manchester, STEP INto Healthcare programme, which supports businesses to promote their technology products into NHS Manchester Trusts Hospitals. As a direct result of the program, Diamond Electronics now work with Softcat as a framework partner to provide customers with a compliant route to purchase under the terms and conditions of the Health Trust Europe ComIT2 direct award framework.