Mindray is using Eastman’s medical polymers in its present generation of patient monitors in order to improve chemical resistance to cleaning/disinfection agents and increase device longevity, the companies recently announced.
Thanks to the Eastman polymers, Mindray’s Passport series of bedside monitors, T1 monitor/module and Accutorr series of spot check monitors are now fully compatible with more than 20 of today’s most commonly used cleaners and disinfectants.
“With such a wide range of cleaning and disinfecting products being used in hospitals, it was difficult for our customers to select formulations and procedures approved for use with our old plastics,” Wayne Quinn, president of Mindray North America, said in a news release.
“Broad chemical resistance, durability and cleanability were at the top of our list of requirements when we were searching for an alternative plastic housing solution, and Eastman medical polymers truly delivered,” Quinn said.
