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				<h1>
					New Medical Restraint<br />
					Wipes Out Blood-Borne Pathogen Residue</h1>
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					A simple study shows that when washed with bleach and water, mycobacterial and vegetative contamination was<br />
					only reduced between 65 and 86 percent on nylon straps. <span class="specialText">However, the BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup> strap experienced<br />
					between 98 and 99 percent reduction in dangerous pathogens.</span></p>
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					The testing protocol mimicked an acute exposure to an active traumatic bleed from an &quot;infected&quot; patient by<br />
					completely immersing the samples in the blood soil for 15 minutes. Blood soils consisted of vegetative and<br />
					mycobacterium organisms. The samples were then exposed to the air for 30 minutes (the average ER cleaning timeframe) before any cleaning of the material was attempted. <span class="specialText">The samples were cleaned of all visible contaminates using<br />
					a simple 10% bleach/water solution.</span></p>
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					Test straps used:<br />
					&middot; <b>BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup>&nbsp;Patient Restraints</b>: polyurethane-coated, polyester web patient restraints<br />
					&middot; <b>nylon patient restraints</b>: traditional, uncoated nylon web patient restraints</p>
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					<b>Test Results:</b></p>
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									<b>Test Strap</b></p>
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									<b>Test Environment</b></p>
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									<b>Organism</b></p>
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									<b>Average Percent Reduction</b></p>
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									BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup> strap</p>
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									Pseudomonas aeruginosa</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									98.90%</p>
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									nylon strap</p>
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									Pseudomonas aeruginosa</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									83.13%</p>
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									BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup> strap</p>
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									Staphylococcus aureus</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									99.57%</p>
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									nylon strap</p>
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									Staphylococcus aureus</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									87.60%</p>
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									BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup> strap</p>
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									Salmonella choleraesuis</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									98.92%</p>
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									nylon strap</p>
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									Salmonella choleraesuis</p>
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									Vegetative</p>
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									85.71%</p>
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									BioThane<sup>&reg;</sup> strap</p>
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									Mycobacterium terrae</p>
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									Mycobacterial</p>
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									98.47%</p>
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									nylon strap</p>
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									Mycobacterium terrae</p>
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									Mycobacterial</p>
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									65.00%</p>
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