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Chapter 6: Equipment for Infection Control
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Chapter 6.B. Using Devices to Eliminate Chemical Use: Ionator, Steam Technology, and Hands-Free Technology
Introduction
The following products are now widely available and have been extensively evaluated for their efficacy. They are designed to eliminate microbes
from surfaces so that contact transmission of microbes is reduced. The costs associated with these technologies range from affordable (and
comparable to systems already being used) to significantly more expensive than other equipment on the market. Check with equipment vendors for
details.
Equipment and Vendor Technology
Cleaning, Sanitizing,
and Disinfecting
Claims and EPA
Registration
Independent Research
and Third-Party
Certification Comments
Activion Cleaning
Solutions, LLC
Ionator HOM –
handheld device for home
cleaning and sanitizing.
Kills the H1N1 virus and
99.9% of other harmful
bacteria in 6 seconds.
Ionator EXP –
handheld device for
advanced professional
cleaning and sanitizing.
Certified to REMOVE
greater than 99.9% of
harmful bacteria through
a spray-and-wipe process,
and to KILL more than
99.9% of harmful bacteria
through a 6-second
continuous spray.
The Activeion™ technology
activates and converts tap water
into ionized water, through a
four-step process (see Figure 1):
1. A water cell applies a slight
electrical charge to the tap
water.
2. The charged water passes
through an ion exchange
membrane, creating an
oxygen-rich mixture of
positive and negative
nanobubbles.
3. The ionized water now
attracts dirt like a magnet and
lifts it from the surface,
enabling it to be easily wiped
away.
4. The low-level electric field
created kills the germs.
Tests documented that
activated-water
technology can kill the
H1N1 influenza A virus
in 6 seconds, kills 99.9%
of bacteria, including
salmonella, methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, Escherichia coli,
Listeria, vancomycin-
resistant enterococci,
Pseudomonas, and more.
The Ionator HOM and
Ionator EXP have EPA
establishment numbers
as sanitizing devices.
Activeion is not required
to have an EPA
registration number, it is
exempt as a device.
Research done by the
Toxics Use Reduction
Institute’s (TURI)
Surface Solutions
Laboratory Director,
Dr. Jason Marshall,
found that “Activeion
technology is as good
or better than the
traditional cleaning
chemicals tested for
specific applications.”
Activeion technology
has the highest possible
safety-screening profile
as calculated by the
TURI laboratory.
Independent third-party
testing verified the kill
claims.
Leaves behind zero
residue after use.
Designed to be “quick
and easy.”
The Ionator EXP is
similar to the original
Activeion Pro, but with
greater germ-killing
capability.
The surface must be
cleaned first. The Ionator
can be used first for
cleaning and then again
for sanitizing.
A chemical-related health
warning label is not
needed.
The device must comply
with the same standards
for advertising, labeling,
and efficacy as chemical
disinfectants.