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2016
BRONZE

The Sentinel Regulator
Product Introduction Date: April 2016
Submitted by: Amico Patient Care Corporation
www.amico.com
(877) 462-6426
The Sentinel Regulator's LED light indicator helps to
prevent the spread of infection, improving patient
safety and reducing the risk of hospital acquired infections. The Sentinel has a light sensor that projects
across the bottom on the vacuum channels. If this
light sensor is broken, indicating contamination, the
LED check light will go off. The Sentinel provides a
visual cue to check the regulator, thereby helping to
greatly reduce the risk to patients.

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The LED check light also helps to protect the
vacuum pipeline in the hospital. Contamination
in regulators is known to penetrate the vacuum
outlet and cause a loss of suction in the line.
This can be very expensive to fix and dangerous
in a critical care area where vacuum pressure
cannot be sacrificed.
Once the LED check light has gone off, the
Sentinel regulator provides the facility with the
fastest, cleanest, and easiest way to decontaminate the unit. Unlike other suction regulators
that are made of many small moving parts, the
Amico regulator is completely modular and
comprised of only 6 components. Traditionally,
hospital staff would have to disassemble the
entire regulator, exposing themselves to the contaminates inside. With the Sentinel regulator,
the vacuum channels (and contaminants) are
housed in a replaceable back body with a clear,
sonic-welded back. This entire back body can
be cleaned, OR disposed of and replaced with a
new one from the factory.
Jury comments:
* The information is very clear for the caregiver - contaminated or not.
* In the world of healthcare, there are too many safety
issues that are subject to human error or lack of
resources. This product addresses these in a way that is
clear without any guess work or interpretation.
* In 2014 the Centers for Disease Control reported that
preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) affect
5-10 percent of hospitalized patients in the US per year.
Approximately 1.7 HAIs occur in US hospitals each year
resulting in 99,000 deaths and an estimated $20 billion
in healthcare costs (CDC.gov), so a device that helps
prevent death is paramount.


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hcdmagazine.com
Editorial
Show Talk
Monitor
Product Spotlight: Pediatric Spaces
The Center
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The Center of Everything
Shedding Light
One for All
Aia-Aah
Introduction
Product Innovation Awards
Special Advertising Section: Product Innovation Gallery
Special Advertising Section: Project Watch
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