Since it was launched at the IHEEM exhibition last year, the Dyteqta-System - the world’s first dedicated non-invasive, non-destructive, fully automatic drainage monitoring system - has been generating considerable interest from across the healthcare sector. This has included infection control specialists, facility and building services managers, construction firms and drainage materials suppliers.
In addition, the revolutionary Dyteqta-System is currently being featured in a series of documentaries focusing on hygiene and infection control on the new NHS 247 TV channel. This is providing an ideal platform from which to demonstrate how the Dyteqta-System can help healthcare facilities proactively fight the battle against transmission of disease through cross contamination.
It’s a frightening thought that all areas of a building are interconnected by the drainage system, which in the case of a hospital could range from intensive care and isolation wards to the mortuary. Water trap seals are the vital barriers in a drainage system which prevent potential cross contamination. If these seals are lost, harmful pathogens, including hospital superbugs such as C. diff and MRSA, may pass into the occupied space. Using innovative sonar technology, the Dyteqta-System
provides the only proactive solution capable of unobtrusively monitoring the drainage network to identify any defective seals for timely maintenance.
This major breakthrough in public health was invented at Heriot-Watt University and developed in conjunction with industry and the UK Research Council, with the newly incorporated Dyteqta Limited bringing this exciting innovation to market.
The size and complexity of modern construction makes manual assessment of the integrity of drainage networks in high use buildings like hospitals impractical and costly. The Dyteqta-System addresses this problem and can be installed in a new building or retrofitted to existing drainage networks and programmed to monitor the integrity of water trap seals on a regular basis as required. The ability to test the drainage system after design and throughout the building’s life provides assurance that it is working effectively and reduces the risk of infection spread through defective water trap seals.
The Dyteqta team has recently been strengthened with the appointment of Charles Hartley as Product Manager. Previously a member of the Heriot-Watt team that developed the Dyteqta-System, Charles brings an in-depth knowledge of this ground-breaking technology to his new role promoting the Dyteqta-System as ‘healthcare’ for buildings.
For more information visit www.dyteqta.com, email info@dyteqta.com or telephone us on 0845 601 3292
