Bowen Medical

09/28/2020

"Study finds blood pressure cuffs and other medical gear at risk for COVID-19 contamination."

Person-to-person transmission is believed to be the primary driver of long-term care outbreaks, but research suggests medical equipment also a potential route, according to the health authority.

07/29/2020

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-Outbreak-at-Walnut-Creak-nursing-15421482.php

It has never been more important to ensure that disposable covers and devices are used in any form of healthcare.

Twelve residents have died and 130 people have been infected with the coronavirus at an outbreak at a Walnut Creek nursing home, state health officials said.

06/23/2020

Here is an article about how prevalent cross-contamination is.

"“We think in the main it’s likely to have been from [staff] hands and shared patient care items like thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, and stethoscopes,” says Richard Lessells, an infectious disease specialist at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform and one of the study leaders."

Staff and medical equipment carried the virus from patient to patient and from ward to ward

06/09/2020

Here is an article by Lewisham Hospital, in regards to our Cuff-Guard. Our product was a part of a study at their hospital on how to help combat nosocomial infections. Very interesting read to help better understand the importance of disposable medical equipment and the improper cleaning of blood pressure cuffs.

05/19/2020

Hope everyone is staying safe and doing well. Here is a checklist put out by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Check with your physician to see what steps they are taking to protect you and your family.

10/22/2014

Friends and family, please visit the Bowen Medical page and "Share" on your timeline our Zombie Video Commerical to help raise awareness. It is the video titled "Hospital Acquired Infection and Prevention." If each one of you shares the video to your timeline it could potentially reach over 10,000 people. Thanks for your help!

10/19/2014

Watch this video to see how disease is spread from contaminated reused blood pressure cuffs. All research shows reused cuffs are a means of cross contamination, yet there is no mandate against reusing BP cuffs from patient to patient. With being spread from bodily fluids such as sweat, mucus, and saliva, reused BP cuffs could be a possible way for the disease to spread.

http://www.bowenmed.com Reused blood pressure cuffs are documented in every research report to be a source of cross-contamination. There are 2 million hospit...

10/19/2014

Visit www.bowenmed.com to learn more about Cuff-Guard and others products designed to help reduce cross-contamination and hospital acquired infections.

Cuff-Guard® is a cost efficient way to prevent cross-contamination of blood pressure cuffs. Cuff-Guard® was designed to be used on a single patient - then discarded. Cuff-Guard® will provide the protection from cross-contamination your patients and staff deserve.

10/19/2014

We've compiled the most common questions we have received from you during our Twitter Chats and Facebook Q&A about Ebola. Our first is about sneezing.

10/16/2014

Watch this video from the CDC to learn more about Healthcare-Associated Infections. Research has found that blood pressure cuffs are a source of cross-contamination which can lead to hospital acquired infections. The Cuff-Guard, manufactured by Bowen Medical, is a cost effective way for hospitals to protect patients from cross-contamination caused by reused blood pressure cuffs. Research by the CDC has found that 1 in 25 patients that enter a hospital in the U.S. contract a hospital acquired infection and of those patients, 1 in 9 DIE! Hospitals, as well as the CDC, are aware of the potential contamination risk reused blood pressure cuffs pose. With Ebola in the news and on everyone's mind, it's now time for the public to become aware of the potential danger coming from reused blood pressure cuffs. Visit www.bowenmed.com to find out more about the Cuff-Guard.

A new CDC video depicts progress and challenges in combating healthcare-associated infections in the United States. Comments on this video are allowed in acc...