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Medical Instrument Compatible Disinfectant Generator

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: 2R44DK070401-02
Agency Tracking Number: DK070401
Amount: $472,107.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
7610 EASTMARK DRIVE
COLLEGE STATION, TX 77840
United States
DUNS: 184758308
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 CHARLES TENNAKOON
 (979) 693-0017
 renee.hisaw@lynntech.com
Business Contact
 CYNTHIA BARNETT
Phone: (979) 693-0017
Email: cindy.barnett@lynntech.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Lynntech, Inc in collaboration with a reputed medical school proposes the development of an automated, on- demand, electrochemical generator of chlorine dioxide for a variety of high level disinfection applications, including endoscope reprocessing and surgical instrument disinfection. During the Phase I project, Lynntech has already demonstrated the construction and reliable operation of a bench scale automated device which can deliver desired levels of chlorine dioxide in a rapid manner. Lynntech's electrochemically generated chlorine dioxide solutions have been demonstrated to be as effective a disinfectant as commercially available presently used peracetic acid based high level disinfectants. In addition, Lynntech's electrochemically generated chlorine dioxide solutions have been shown to be compatible with a wide variety of medically relevant materials, and in certain cases, significantly less corrosive to medical materials than the widely used peracetic acid based disinfectants. Since complete proof-of-concept for Lynntech's automated electrochemical chlorine dioxide generator has been provided in the Phase I project, this proposed follow on Phase II effort specifically aims to develop a prototype compact device for automated medical device (endoscopes and surgical instruments) reprocessing. The device proposed herein will be fabricated, automated and tested upon retrofitting to a commercially available automated endoscope reprocessor for reliable operation in consultation with a reputed medical school. We will also perform exhaustive testing of the efficacy of the chlorine dioxide generator for low corrosion disinfection of actual surgical instruments and endoscopes during this Phase II effort. We will showcase our device and its operation to large manufacturers of automated endoscope reprocessors. Based on their input we will gear the technology to be commercially attractive to facilitate commercialization beyond Phase II in collaboration with these manufacturers, through either joint development, spin off company formation or outright licensing scenarios. The development of our low cost, fast acting and safe automated chlorine dioxide generator based automated reprocessor device will enable the production of high performance disinfecting solution for reliable medical instrument reprocessing. This will certainly reduce health professional exposure to toxic chemicals and decrease the cost of medical instrument reprocessing. In addition, the hundreds of thousands of patients who undergo endoscopic or surgical procedures annually will be adequately protected against cross infection through the availability of our automated medical instrument reprocessor. The financial benefits to existing automated reprocessing unit manufacturers who can simply modify their existing devices to incorporate the electrochemical chlorine dioxide production technology will therefore be immense.

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