Fixtures, Sinks & Hand Wash Stations Produced with... CuVerro® Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces to MAXIMIZE Healing Environments!

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CuVerro antimicrobial alloys are made from up to 100% recycled copper material and are 100% recyclable. In fact, nearly all of the copper mined to date is still in circulation because the recycling rate of copper is higher than that of any other engineering metal.

CuVerro Copper Nickel Sinks Cleaning Recommendations

The bactericidal properties of copper are inherent, so no additives are required. For healthcare environments, especially, copper provides the assurance of no VOCs (volatile organic compounds), PVC (poly vinyl chlorides), phthalates or other pollutants that can adversely impact air quality. In keeping with the environmentally friendly properties of copper, no sealants, glue, or adhesives are used in the manufacturing processes of CuVerro antimicrobial alloys.

Add this sustainability to CuVerro antimicrobial properties and flexibility and you have advantages that are truly unmatched for sinks, fixtures and hand wash stations produced with CuVerro Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces. More public and HEALTHCARE environments supplement current infection and disease control practices with antimicrobial copper, antibacterial products, hospital sinks, hand wash sinks and scrub sinks!

Copper has played a role in Green Building, and has been one of the materials of choice for energy efficiency and sustainability, and a mainstay in solar, wind and wave renewable energy systems.

The EPA has evaluated the acute toxicity of copper and found there to be “no risk to public health.” Since early human existence, copper has been an essential material in many applications.

One of the most frustrating problems facing hospital infection control is how to prevent HEALTHCARE-acquired infections. Exposure to organisms often found in hospital environments, such as intensive care unit (ICU) rooms, can result in additional illness and sometimes death for people who come into contact with these "bugs" as many infectious diseases are transferred by touch.

Fixtures and Sinks produced with CuVerro Antimicrobial Copper Nickel surfaces are attractive, safe to use and the benefits never wear or wash away. Extensive laboratory testing has shown that when cleaned regularly, sinks and other products made from Antimicrobial Copper:

Kills greater than 99.9% of bacteria* within 2 hours, and continues to kill 99% of bacteria* even after repeated contamination.

Delivers continuous and ongoing antibacterial* action, remaining effective in killing greater than 99.9% of bacteria* within 2 hours.

Helps inhibit buildup and growth of bacteria* within 2 hours of exposure between routine cleaning and sanitizing steps.

Kills greater than 99.9% of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria* within 2 hours of exposure.

Continuously reduces bacterial* contamination, achieving 99.9% reduction within 2 hours of exposu

*Laboratory testing shows that, when cleaned regularly, CuVerro surfaces kill greater than 99.9% of the following bacteria within 2 hours of exposure: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus aureus, Entrerobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli O157:H7, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE).

The use of CuVerro® bactericidal copper products is a supplement to and not a substitute for standard infection control practices; users must continue to follow all current infection control practices, including those practices related to cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces. This surface has been shown to reduce microbial contamination, but it does not necessarily prevent cross contamination.

These surfaces have been shown to kill microbial contamination. It kills more than 99.9% of bacteria within two hours, and continuously delivers antibacterial** action between cleanings. EPA registered copper alloys are the only solid surface materials that can make this claim. CuVerro’s continuous antibacterial action never wears or washes away.

Antimicrobial Copper is the only solid surface material registered by the U.S. EPA to continuously kill bacteria* that pose a threat to human health. No other solid touch surface, including silver-containing coatings, has this kind of registration.

MRSA viability on C11000 copper, stainless steel and silver ion-containing coating on stainless steel. 99.9% of MRSA is killed after 2 hours of exposure on a copper surface (Source: Michels, Noyce, Keevil, 2009.)

CuVerro®  is a registered trademark of GBC Metals, LLC and is used with permission - Document Approval #J-0002-1201