Integrity Bath MB-80 Operating Instructions
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MB-80 Operations 2/18/13 800.798.5867
Infection Control
Advantages of the Integrity Bathing System
With Toileting Option vs. Other Bathing Systems
The toilet is completely separate from contact inside the tub with an approximate 2 inch air gap
between it and the bottom of the tub (See the attached cut-a-way drawing showing this relationship).
Therefore, there is no possibility of contact between the contents of the toilet and the contents inside
the tub, eliminating any concerns of cross contamination between the two devices.
After the toileting procedure is completed a special lid that fits into the opening in the bottom of
the tub for toileting access totally seals the tub from any contact with the toilet. The toilet is pressure
activated to flush same as those in public restrooms and is cleaned and sanitized separately the
same as any other toilet. The brand name of the toilet is Crane, one of the more reliable and
respected brands in the industry.
By providing the bather with incontinent tendencies, a means to void themselves inside an
actual toilet rather than inside the bath tub when the warm water first makes contact causing the
event, you eliminate a major infection control problem that occurs frequently during the early bath
procedure. In a tub without a built-in toilet you have to transfer the bather out, clean and disinfect the
tub, then transfer him back in, a time consuming process at best.
Finally, our aerators used in our hydro massage system have significant infection control
advantages over those of other air activated hydro-massage systems. These advantages are outlined
in the attached document entitled "MasterCare's BathAire Aerator Valve System Compared to
Common off the Shelf Aerators". Any fecal matter that would get inside an off the shelf open aerator
due to incontinency inside the tub would be difficult to remove without scrubbing and would cross
contaminate the water between baths. Of course conventional whirlpool systems would be even
worse with fecal contaminates getting inside the re-circulating pump and jets with no practical means
of removal and sanitation.
Solids and liquids resulting from incontinency become part of the internal organic load build-up
common to whirlpools or off the shelf open aerator systems which cannot be removed by back-
flushing with a disinfectant solution. This organic load can harbor harmful bacteria and is resistant to
disinfectant solutions. It can break loose at any time and contaminate the bath water. The only way to
control this is by removal with a scrub brush which is difficult if not impossible inside air systems with
open aerators or re-circulating whirlpools.
All of the above advantages make MasterCare bathing systems significantly superior to others
in terms of preventing cross contamination between baths.
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