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AUTO HANDWASHING SYSTEMS

Ecolab, Inc., Professional Products Div. St. Paul, MN

Glenwood, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
: Tenafly, NJ

Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

Safetec of America, Inc. Buffalo, NY Contact: Richard Merlino Ph. 716-895-1822 Fax 716-895-2969

Zevco Medical Products: Northbrook, IL

BIOHAZARDS DISPOSAL

Briggs Corporation W. Des Moines, IA Contact: Nannette Rodriguez Ph. 515-327-6400 Fax 800-222-1996

Geritrex Corp.: Mount Vernon, NY

Gulf South Medical Supply Ridgeland, MS Contact: Chuck Odem Ph. 800-347-2456 Fax 601-853-4801

H&S Manufacturing, Inc.: Williston, ND

Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

Palmero Health Care: Stratford, CT

Post Medical, Inc.: Atlanta, GA

Safetec of America, Inc. Buffalo, NY Contact: Richard Merlino Ph. 716-895-1822 Fax 716-895-2969

United Receptacle, Inc.: Pottsville, PA

Zevco Medical Products: Northbrook, IL

DISPOSABLES, MEDICAL

Exelint International Co. Los Angeles, CA Contact: Armand Hamid Ph. 310-649-0707 Fax 310-649-1178 Email: exelhq@exelint.com Web: www.exelint.com

Global Biotechnologies, Inc.: Portland, ME

Graham-Field, Inc.: Bay Shore, NY

Gulf South Medical Supply Ridgeland, MS Contact: Chuck Odem Ph. 800-347-2456 Fax 601-853-4801

McKesson Red Line: Golden Valley, MN Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

Palmero Health Care: Stratford, CT

PDI PDI Protein Disulfide Isomerase
PDI Personal Docente e Investigador (Spanish: Personal Educational and Investigating)
PDI Pre Delivery Inspection
PDI Professional Development Institute
: Orangeburg, NY

Plasti-Products, Inc.: Omaha, NE

Safetec of America, Inc. Buffalo, NY Contact: Richard Merlino Ph. 716-895-1822 Fax 716-895-2969

Sage Products, Inc.: Crystal Lake, IL

SanCo Solutions, LLC: Birmingham, AL

Stanford Professional Products Corporation: Pennsauken, NJ

TETRA Medical Supply Corp.: Niles, IL

Trademark Medical: Fenton, MO Contact: Michael T. Barrett Ph. 800-325-9044 Fax 314-349-3294 Email: trademark@worldnet.att.net Web: www.medicom.com/trademark

Vollrath Group: Gallaway, TN

Zevco Medical Products: Northbrook, IL

Briggs Corporation W. Des Moines, IA Contact: Nannette Rodriguez Ph. 515-327-6400 Fax 800-222-1996

Chase Medical: Cleveland, OH Contact: Roy G. Sankovic Ph. 800-966-8522 Fax 440-449-1123

Exelint International Co. Los Angeles, CA Contact: Armand Hamid Ph. 310-649-0707 Fax 310-649-1178 Email: exelhq@exelint.com Web: www.exelint.com

Flaghouse, Inc. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Contact: John Ruggiero Ph. 800-793-7900 Fax 800-793-7922 Email: info@flaghouse.com Web: www.flaghouse.com

Graham-Field, Inc.: Bay Shore, NY

Gulf South Medical Supply Ridgeland, MS Contact: Chuck Odem Ph. 800-347-2456 Fax 601-853-4801

McKesson Red Line: Golden Valley, MN

Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

Mi-Co Company: Garden City, NY

Normandin Pacific: Torrance, CA

Safetec of America, Inc. Buffalo, NY Contact: Richard Merlino Ph. 716-895-1822 Fax 716-895-2969

Sage Products, Inc.: Crystal Lake, IL

TETRA Medical Supply Corp.: Niles, IL

Zevco Medical Products: Northbrook, IL

SHARPS DISPOSAL

Armstrong Medical Ind., Inc.

Lincolnshire, IL

Briggs Corporation

W. Des Moines, IA

Contact: Nannette Rodriguez

Ph. 515-327-6400 Fax 800-222-1996

Graham-Field, Inc.: Bay Shore, NY

Gulf South Medical Supply Ridgeland, MS Contact: Chuck Odem Ph. 800-347-2456 Fax 601-853-4801

McKesson Red Line: Golden Valley, MN

Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

Post Medical, Inc.: Atlanta, GA

Sage Products, Inc.: Crystal Lake, IL

SPECIMEN TRANSPORT BAGS/CASES

Briggs Corporation

W. Des Moines, IA

Contact: Nannette Rodriguez

Ph. 515-327-6400 Fax 800-222-1996

Graham-Field, Inc.: Bay Shore, NY

Medline Industries, Inc.: Mundelein, IL

STERILIZERS

Arjo, Inc.: Roselle Roselle (rōzĕl`), borough (1990 pop. 20,314), Union co., NE N.J.; set off from Linden 1890 and inc. 1894. Chiefly residential, the borough has some industry. , IL

Contact: Lorena Chevrie

Ph. 800-323-1245 Fax 888-389-ARJO Email: Ipasquesi@arjousa.com

Web: www.arjousa.com

Arjo introduces the Tornado, a revolutionary Flusher Disinfector for cleaning and disinfecting bed pans, urinals and other contaminated receptacles. The Tornado minimizes the spread of Clostridium difficile and other potentially harmful bacteria.

Graham-Field, Inc.: Bay Shore, NY

NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL CORPORATION

Twinsburg, OH

Contact: Lee A. Gurney

Ph. 330-425-3535 Fax 330-425-9700

Park Surgical Co.: Brooklyn, NY

DISPOSABLE DISINFECTANT TOWELS

A new product from Caltech Industries is DISPATCH[R] Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels in single-use packages. Premoistened with a stable bleach and detergent solution, the towels are designed for one-step cleaning and disinfecting of nonporous surfaces and point-of care equipment, such as thermometers, IV poles, stethoscopes and more. The EPA-registered towels provide one-minute efficacy on a wide range of germs and viruses commonly found in healthcare facilities, and two-minute efficacy on TB. They also meet OSHA OSHA
n.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace.
, NCCLS NCCLS National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards  and CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice.

CDC - Control Data Corporation
 standards for decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc.

de·con·tam·i·na·tion
n.
 of bloodborne pathogens.

Sealed in a foil pouch, the towels remain moist and active. Fifty DISPATCH 8[inches] x 10[inches] towels are packaged in a convenient box dispenser.

BIOHAZARD bi·o·haz·ard
n.
1. A biological agent, such as a virus or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation.

2.
 SPILL KITS

BioHazard Spill Kits from Caltech Industries, Inc., help contain and manage accidental spillage of potentially infectious human waste materials. An EPA-registered, hospital-level cleaner disinfectant meeting CDC, OSHA and NCCLS standards for bloodborne pathogen decontamination is the key component of each BioHazard Spill Kit.

Two spill kits let users specify the disinfectant. DISPATCH[R] Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant with Bleach offers rapid-acting, one-step cleaning and disinfecting, and PRECISE[R] QTB QTB Quarterly Training Brief
QTB Disagreement with Word Count (radiotelegraphy)
QTB Quit the Bitching
QTB Quarterly Technical Briefing
QTB Quick Time Broadcaster
 Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant provides one-step cleaning and disinfecting using a liquid that is safe on any surface.

Each kit contains absorbent powder, disposable gloves, paperboard spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.]
1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface.

2. a spatulate structure.
, towel, AlcoWipe Antimicrobial Wipe, biohazard bag with twist-tie, and easy-to-follow instructions.

DISPOSABLE GERMICIDAL germicidal /ger·mi·ci·dal/ (jer?mi-si´d'l) antimicrobial (1).

germicidal

destructive to pathogenic microorganisms.
 WIPE

Professional Disposables, Inc. (PDI), a division of Nice-Pak Products, Inc., offers Sani-Cloth HB, the first and only EPA-approved germicidal disposable wipe that kills the Hepatitis B virus, as well as HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , Staph staph
n.
Staphylococcus.



staph adj.
, E coli bacteria, MRSA MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. See MARSA. , VRE VRE

vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.

VRE Vancomycin-resistent enterococcus, see there
 and more than 100 viruses and bacteria.

Sani-Cloth HB is presaturated with a powerful, alcohol-free germicidal solution that is nontoxic, nonflammable non·flam·ma·ble
adj.
Not flammable, especially not readily ignited and not rapidly burned.
 and noncaustic. It can be used on any hard, nonporous surface without causing damage. Sani-Cloth HB complies with OSHA guidelines and, like all PDI disposable wipes, eliminates airborne hazards associated with disinfectant sprays.

Convenient and easy to use, Sani-Cloth HB is packaged in convenient pop-up canisters with optional wall brackets or in individual pocket packets.

DISINFECTANT CLEANER

Trademark Medical has introduced INSTASAN, a surgical disinfectant, decontaminant and cleaner - all in one.

INSTASAN is a hospital-grade, multipurpose, neutral pH, hard-surface disinfectant that cleans, disinfects and deodorizes in one easy step. It has been proved to be virucidal, fungicidal fun·gi·cide  
n.
A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.



fungi·cid
, bactericidal bactericidal /bac·te·ri·ci·dal/ (bak-ter?i-si´d'l) destructive to bacteria.
Bactericidal
An agent that destroys bacteria (e.g.
 and mildewstatic in the diluted, ready-to-use form. INSTASAN kills AIDS virus (HIV-1) as it disinfects, cleans and deodorizes.

INSTASAN is available in a ready-to-use, convenient one-quart container or in a one-gallon concentrate.
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