# Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) Vs. UV Disinfection Robots

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/hospital-acquired-infections-hais-vs-uv-disinfection-robots/
- Published: 2020-04-28T01:20:00+00:00
- Author: Developer

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) are a major problem for hospitals. On any given
day, about one in every 31 hospital patients in the United States has at least one
healthcare-associated infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. About 99,000 people die each year.
Healthcare-associated or hospital-
acquired infections are infections that people get while they are receiving care
for another condition. The source of these infections can be other patients, staff,
visitors, or equipment, according to the agency. They can happen in any health care
facility.  

Not only HAIs are deadly and dangerous, they’re costly, mainly due to patients’ 
need for extended hospital stays and for readmission. They are also preventable.

A new range of disinfection mobile robots may help to lower those numbers. For example
[SIFROBOT-6.5 ](https://sifsof.com/product/uv-light-disinfection-robot-sifrobot-6-5/)
can autonomously move around hospitals, maneuvering hallways and tight spaces, to
a designed area where it disinfects the surroundings by emitting concentrated ultraviolet
light. UV eliminates bacteria and other harmful microorganisms known to cause hospital
aquired infections..UV light, one of the three types of ultraviolet rays from the
sun, has a wavelength of between 200 to 400 nanometers. It’s effective at killing
bacteria and viruses because it destroys the molecular bonds that hold their DNA
together.

The self-moving robot platform carries vision, communications and sensor technology,
and a 254 nanometer UV light system. It moves autonomously, stopping at user-predefined
hotspots that require a longer time of exposure, disinfecting and killing bacteria
and viruses on all exposed surfaces
An exposure time of ten minutes can kill up 
to 99.99 percent of pathogens. SIFROBOT-6.5 disinfects all contact surfaces as well
as the air in hospital wards, corridors, and the like. The technology implies that
the robot is to be used as part of the regular cleaning cycle.In hospitals across
the United States, UV light devices are primarily used to decontaminate surgery 
rooms and for equipment sterilization purposes. However, limited by a lack of mobility,
flexibility, and the capability to autonomously position themselves in relation 
to the surroundingsLatest safety technologies, human error safeguards, and autonomous
mobility allows SIFROBOT-6.5 to safely disinfect any surface in any enclosed hospital
area, as a routine matter. The machine drives itself to a user-defined area, where
it autonomously navigates while zapping bacteria and harmful microorganisms with
concentrated UV light from many different angles.Reference: [_UV light could reduce hospital-acquired infections_](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324284)

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