Nanosonics signs strategic partnership
THE ROADHOUSE PHARMACY: Nanosonics Limited (ASX: NAN) has entered into a strategic partnership with Miele Professional for the distribution of trophon®EPR in Germany.
Miele Professional is a world leading authority and provider of medical disinfection and sterilisation equipment and specialises in the development of washer-disinfectors for hospitals and surgeries.
“This strategic partnership brings together two world leading authorities in the field of medical equipment disinfection” Nanosonics president/CEO Michael Kavanagh said in the company’s announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
“Partnering with Miele provides a great opportunity to establish the trophon®EPR as the new standard of care for the high level disinfection of ultrasound probes in the important German market.
“Working with such a globally recognised brand and leader in the field of medical disinfection and sterilisation is testimony to the innovation that the trophon®EPR brings.”
Miele Professional said it considers the trophon®EPR to be a good example of innovation that not only strategically fits well with the company’s disinfection and sterilisation portfolio of products but also with the credo by which it operates of ‘Forever Better’.
“It is clear the German Market requires a new solution for the effective disinfection of ultrasound probes and trophon®EPR meets the necessary criteria to become established over time as the new standard of care,” Miele Professional head Andreas Barduna said.
Nanosonics explained that currently either wipes or immersion in toxic chemistry such as gluteraldehyde are the primary methods of ultrasound probe disinfection in Germany.
The company said recommendations of the commission for hospital hygiene and infection prevention at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), indicate a preference for using automated reprocessing systems.
However, up until now such automated systems for the disinfection of ultrasound probes did not exist.
Miele will conduct a National launch of trophon®EPR at the DGKH-congress (German Society of Hospital Hygiene) in Berlin on 30 March then commence broad market awareness and education programs for the product across Germany.
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