TSO3 Receives Health Canada clearance for STERIZONE(R) 125L+ Sterilizer
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QUÉBEC CITY,
The STERIZONE(R) 125L+ Sterilizer offers three new cycles in a single sterilizer and meets healthcare demands for speed and compatibility that previously required two or more sterilization systems. The device will be available through 3M Canada's distribution in 2010.
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TSO3's new low temperature sterilization system offers speed, high throughput, increased instrument compatibility, and cost effective sterilization, and is engineered to be safe and eco-friendly. The new cycles accommodate general surgical instruments, and short and long, rigid or flexible endoscopes including complex multi-channel devices.
"Hospitals are actively looking for a complete low temperature solution and the STERIZONE(R) 125L+ Sterilizer meets those requirements," said
For more information about TSO3 and the STERIZONE(R) 125L+ Sterilizer, visit www.tso3.com.
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TSO3, founded in Québec City in 1998, specializes in the research and development of innovative, high-performance medical instrument sterilization technology with high commercial potential. The Company's first product, the TSO3 STERIZONE(R) 125L Sterilizer, is designed for sterile processing centers in the hospital environment. The Company believes that its technology represents an advantageous replacement solution to other low temperature sterilization processes currently used in hospitals.
In contrast to other methods, the ozone sterilization process developed and patented by TSO3 combines attributes that answer market needs for: efficacy, costs savings, increased safety for patients and hospital staff, and a "green" environmentally safe process.
The TSO3 STERIZONE(R) 125L Sterilizer is cleared for commercialization by the US and Canadian regulatory agencies for sterilization of metal and heat sensitive instruments, as well as for devices with diffusion-restricted spaces, such as rigid endoscopes having a single stainless steel channel. In 2009, the Company received clearance from Health
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For further information: Caroline Côté, Director, Corporate Communications and IR, TSO3 Inc., (418) 651-0003, Ext. 237, [email protected]; Jacqui Newell, Public Relations Coordinator, 3M Canada, (519) 451-2500, Ext. 2564, [email protected]; Source: TSO3 Inc.
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