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Introduction

Xenex’s patented pulse xenon UV disinfection system is a pesticidal device used for the advanced environmental cleaning of healthcare facilities. The Xenex system has been repeatedly shown to integrate smoothly into hospital cleaning operations because of its speed and ease of use.

 

 
 
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Product Overview

Features Include:

Pulsed-Xenon UV Lamp

Using a Xenon bulb, a powerful, non-mercury form of UV light, combined with a pulse technology that generates high intensity pulses, which makes Xenex the most powerful form of UV-C.

UV Focus System

Uses reflectors and movement to focus UV light towards "high touch" surfaces.

On-Board Database

Logs system activity for utilization tracking and analysis.

Visible Light Filter

Blocks the bright xenon pulse, so that rooms with interior glass can be treated without distraction.

Safety Features

Built in safety timer, emergency stop button, automatic shutdown motion detection system.

xenon

The New UV

Pulsed xenon disinfection was developed in the late 1970s and represents an advance over the earlier mercury vapor systems (note: if it is not pulsed xenon, then the system uses mercury lamps).

Pulsed xenon UV has a number of advantages over mercury vapor systems:

green Green:

The xenon gas used in our system is inert. We are a certified green technology because the only alternative commercially available means to produce UV for room disinfection uses mercury vapor lamps. Many organizations, including the WHO, have long sought to reduce and eliminate the presence of mercury in hospitals. We help them achieve that goal.

intense

Intense:

The pulse produced by our patented pulsed xenon system is approximately 25,000 times more intense than the output of a mercury vapor lamp. Because of this, we can penetrate and damage organisms in unique ways. This is especially important as our pulse, because of the intensity, reflects with different properties allowing for our proven disinfection results.

pathway

Multiple pathways of damage:

Not only is the pulsed xenon pulse more intense, it also contains multiple frequencies of germicidal UV. It is known that microorganisms are susceptible to UV damage in the range or 200 to 280 nanometers. Pulsed xenon produces frequencies across this range whereas as mercury vapor systems produce UV at 253.7 nanometers, which has about a 40% efficiency for DNA damage. Because our pulse contains higher energy wavelengths, the Xenex system damages cell walls, cellular structures as well as emits UV at 260-265 nanometers, which is mirrors the peak DNA/RNA absorbency

14 bulb Mercury UV Systems
28 Bulb Mercury UV System
Pulse-Xenon UV
Cycle Time
40 Minutes
60-76 Minutes
5 min/position, 3 positions = 15 min for typical room
Environmental Friendliness
Uses mercury bulbs, a hazardous material. Uses High amounts of Energy
Uses mercury bulbs, a hazardous material. Uses High amounts of Energy
Uses Xenon Based Bulbs, a noble gas
Infection Rate Impact
Not publically available
Not publically available
53% reduction in Cdiff, 56% reductions in MRSA

 

1. Stephens, 2012
2. Rutala, Gergen & Weber, 2010
3. Levin, Cooley Dickinson, 2013
4. Levin, Cooley Dickinson, 2013
5. Simmons, Cone Health, 2013

Reductions in HAIs (C.diff, MRSA, VRE) after using Xenex to disinfection
 

Hospital
Authors
Publication
Outcome
Cooley Dickinson
Levin
AJIC
53% reduction in C. diff infections after using Xenex to disinfect over 12 months
Moses Cone
Simmons
Journal of Infection Prevention
56% reduction in MRSA infections after using Xenex to disinfect over 12 months
Westchester
Hass
Presented at ID Week 2012 and in preparation
20% reduction in facility-wide MRSA and C.diff infections
Moses Cone
Simmons
Presented at the IDSA symposium for Infections in Cancer and in preparation
Reduction in VRE and C.diff after using Xenex. 30% reduction in VRE on the stem cell and leukemia units, and 30% facility-wide reduction in C.diff