Hygienic Safety in Medical Gas Systems – Unimex

All equipment for medical gas systems by Unimex, like all other medical products, should be clean from a hygienic perspective and consist of light colors that immediately reveal contamination and dust. Moreover, antimicrobial products should be preferred whenever possible, avoiding cheap materials and bacterial surfaces. Products should be smooth, with minimal protrusions and indentations, and should also avoid surfaces like screws and nuts where viruses and bacteria can easily adhere.

Products should be designed so that their cleanliness is visible to the naked eye from the outside. For this, surfaces prone to dust accumulation should be designed with a slope to minimize dust capture and be visible from the outside. This not only draws attention to these surfaces and encourages more frequent cleaning but also prevents foreign objects from being placed on them.

Using light colors allows for immediate detection of contamination and provides an opportunity for regular cleaning. The user manual for Unimex products should specify which means or types of disinfectants should be used for cleaning, and a systematic plan for overall cleaning should be developed and implemented.

Unfortunately, the use of readily available products with wooden surfaces for bed head units in patient rooms should be prevented, and instead, composite materials with an antimicrobial effect that can be designed with the same style should be used. This is because wooden surfaces are bacterial and can harbor all infections.

Also, from the perspective of sterilization, all materials that can be autoclaved must be made of material that can withstand a temperature of at least 124 degrees and be autoclave-resistant.

An important point in the assembly stage is that the ends of medical copper pipes should be opened before use, and the system should be assembled to avoid the entry of dust and dirt into the system, thus ensuring the reliable operation of the entire system and the clean delivery of gases to patients. Additionally, all Unimex medical gas system equipment (medical gas sockets, floor control units, etc.) left for installation should be tested in a clean environment at the factory, and the open ends of pipes left for installation should be closed.