Aerospray Stethoscope Sterilizer
Aerolib Healthcare Soultions provides medical innovation to prevent disease transmission
About You
About You
About Your Organization
Organization Name
Aerolib Healthcare Solutions LLC
Organization Website
Organization Country
United States
Country where this project is creating social impact
United States
Is your organization a
For‐profit
How long has your organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
The first product from the company was the Disposable Stethoscope cover which won the 2nd prize at the Erie Innovation Design Contest, Erie PA 2009
References - Please provide two references with a two-sentence biography, email address, and phone number for each
Ryan Bookhamer
rsb@rsbdesign.com
ph 8147460525
Industrial Designer with medical device innovation
Dr Priyanka Chadha
ppahuja99@gmail.com
8147469395
Physician with medical device innovation
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Innovation
Select the stage that best applies to your solution
Idea (you're poised to launch)
How long have you been in operation?
Still in idea phase, but looking to launch soon
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Prevention of spread of disease from physician/healthcare provider stethoscopes to patients
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
The Aerospray Stethoscope Sterilizer is a wall mounted unit to disinfect stethoscope heads by spraying an alcohol mist on both sides of the head. The alcohol spray nozzles are triggered by placing the stethoscope head on the movable platform and pushing it into the unit. Alcohol is a known disinfectant for medical products. Advantages are reducing hospital acquired infections, better patient safety and significant healthcare costs reduction.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Multiple organisms, especially Staphylococcus species are a growing concern. MRSA which is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become a potential killer and this has also been shown to spread between the patients via physician stethoscopes. The spread of MRSA is difficult to control because MRSA does not always cause infection or clinical manifestations. However, good hospital hygiene can curb the rapid spread of this organism. There are a number or surveys that have shown that cleaning with isopropyl alcohol can reduce contamination and this has been recommended by major medical associations. Of growing concern is the stethoscope contamination used in neonatal intensive care units where it has been found that 71% of stethoscopes had bacterial growth and this was reduced to about 30% after cleaning procedure with alcohol.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Local area hospitals have a combination of a little more than a 1000 hospital beds. With use of the hospital stethoscope at about four to six times a day per patient , cleaning would be required to be done with every visit to the patient totaling about 5000 sprays hits a day. We would have to manufacture the cartridge in a volume that would at least allow changing it on a scheduled basis every month, which would give us at least 12,000 cartridge orders per year. This would be extrapolated and the product should catch on to cover the entire 5000 hospitals in the country and will be expanded to cover the world
This Entry is about (Issues)
Social Impact
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
I thought of the above invention while rounding on a patient in June 2010. He had ”Multiple Drug Resistant Organism” precautions and I was required to wear a gown, gloves and mask. However there were no precautions for my stethoscope. There was a plastic stethoscope provided outside the room which was more like a plastic toy used by children. I used a glove to cover my stethoscope. It was then that I conceived the above idea. I had not written any description of it until now when I read “Patent it yourself” by David Pressman.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
Stethoscopes are the most widely used medical devices in the medical community. They are used by doctors, nurses, and medical students. Stethoscope cleaning has become a standard of care as is handwashing. There is more concern over alcohol swabs cleaning the stethoscopes heads and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has got tough on infection reporting as well as prevention of healthcare-associated infections. There is evidence that stethoscope diaphragms are vectors of potentially pathogenic bacteria. References have included articles and studies in major medical journals in the last 15 to 20 years.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Development of this product has reached a prototyping stage. Initial response for healthcare providers is great. We are trying to develop a working prototype for the idea at present
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
Local area hospitals have 1000 hospital beds. With use of the hospital stethoscope at about 4-6 time/day per patient , cleaning is required to be done with every visit to the patient totaling about 5000 sprays hits a day. We will manufacture the cartridge in a volume that would at least allow changing it on a scheduled basis every month, which would give us at least 12,000 cartridge orders per year. This would be extrapolated and the product should catch on to cover the entire 5000 hospitals in the country. Initial cost would include the apparatus and recurring cost would be the alcohol-filled cartridges. This product is unique in the fact of having a simple design, an important function as well as great future recurring orders which will make it a sustainable and profitable product.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone
Task 1
Develop a working prototype and test it
Task 2
Redesign/ Change and innovate to correct operating problems
Task 3
Introduce the product to the healthcare industry
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone
Task 1
Product demonstration to hospitals. clinics, nursing homes for feedback
Task 2
Supply chain and manufacturing
Task 3
Advertising
Sustainability
Tell us about your partnerships
At present we are looking to Penn State Engineering College to provide a working prototype.
Ryan Bookhamer from RSB Design International has provided designing at his cost
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your innovation? If so, where and why?
Healthcare makt: Insurances, hospitals, nursing homes and clinics
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Novel idea with backing from continous improvements in design from Ryan Bookhamer and clinical input from myself Dr Deepak Pahuja and Dr Priyanka Chadha
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
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 | 19 weeks agoDeepak Pahuja said: Hi friends/ This invention has been accepted by the Penn State Erie Behrend College, School of Engineering as Senior Design Project about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 27 weeks agoDeepak Pahuja updated this Competition Entry. |
| 27 weeks agoDeepak Pahuja submitted this idea. |
