ABAK^®-keyboards for use in hygienically demanding areas

We offer you the standard of tomorrow already today

Wöhr^® - antibacterial hygienic keyboards (ABAK^®)

Especially in hygienically demanding areas such as doctor’s surgeries and clinics where we deal with the delicate health of people, germs and bacteria are an incalculable risk for both physicians and patients.

The so-called nosocomial infections (hospital infections the patient comes down with only in causal relationship with his hospital stay) with 3,5% to 17% in European studies constitute a considerable risk factor which could be minimised, however, by using antibacterial coatings.

Especially the input units of the EDP-devices are subject to frequent contact with different persons in times of electronic patient administration and -treatment, and thus demonstrably become a medium for germs and bacteria between the patients. Problems of this kind are widely known, but have been only insuffiently solved hitherto.

Therefore, the new hygienic keyboards of the ABAK®-series are an absolute novelty and they set standards in the hygiene of input devices by means of their active protection against germs and bacteria, and thus contribute considerably to the safe handling with medical devices in hygienically demanding areas.

Our hygienic keyboards have been approved acc. to the product standard EN60601-1-2:2001 (medical),
A hygienic expert’s report has been furnished

Fields of application:

• medical and dental technics
• hospital technics
• convalescence facilities
• food processing industries
• access control
• desktops
• public areas a.m.m.

As a matter of course, we offer also customised versions of the decor foils, as well as of the housings and the accessories.

Properties of the decor foil

The decor foils are i m p r i n t e d on the b a c k s i d e for better protection of the printing, and they are serially  resistant to chemical influences acc. to DIN 42115.

The possibility to equip the decor foils with antibacterial, germ-killing properties can be called almost revolutionary.
The protection is realised by means of a special, novel germ-killing and antibacterial layer in the foil surface, which prevents the bacteria and germs from reproduction on the foil-covered keypad and kills them.
Thanks to the planar surface, the cleaning of the keyboard is mere child’s play. No complicated cleaning in narrow gaps and corners – one wipe is sufficient to clean the whole of the surface thoroughly and to disinfect it.

We at Richard Wöhr GmbH are proud of the fact that we are the first manufacturer to use these foils in a ready-for-marketing standard product.

For more information, please also visit the following website: www.Medizintastaturen.de

The keyboards can also be executed as customised versions, of course. You will find some examples showing our extensive manufactoring possibilities at www.Folientastaturen.de

Antimicrobic properties of the decor foil

Properties   Test method Antimicrobic effectiveness tested with AATCC Test method 100 Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA) passed Escherichia coli 0157 passed Listeria monocytogenes passed Pseudomonas aeruginosa passed Salmonella enteritidis passed Bacillus cereus passed Streptococcus faecalis passed Klebsiella pneumoniae passed Aspergillus niger passed Penicillium purpurogenum passed Phoma violacea passed Saccharmyces cerevisiae passed The durability of the antimicrobic effect is at least 15 years and has been confirmed by a test acc. to AATCC test method 100. For more detailed information, please ask for our information brochure KDI00055 „ABAK®-surfaces“.

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES of the decor foil    test method DIN 42 115

resistant to:     

• diluted alcohol
• diluted acids
• leaches             
• ester
• hydrocarbons
• ketones
• household cleaning agents

Properties of the housing surfaces

The housing surfaces may consist of pure stainless steel or of specially treated plastic, aluminium, steel plate or cast iron, depending on the model or the customised execution.

The surfaces are not only resistant to chemicals, but the complete housing is protected by a special coating against damages caused by disinfectants.

Chemical resistance of the housing surface to disinfectants Wipe test In addition to the chemical stains test, a wipe test is carried out. With a cellulose cloth imbued in benzine or alcohol, the coloured surface or the lettering is wiped for approx. 15 seconds with rotating movements and normal usage pressure. When this time is over, there must be no loose items, discolouring or fading of the varnish and/or the lettering. For surfaces where only surface disinfectants are used, the media of the following group are used:           Alcohol-containing: FREKANOL (40%) undiluted     FREKADERM (80%) undiluted     MELISEPTOL undiluted           Tenside-containing: Teta-S 1%-ig     Teta-clean undiluted           Aldehyde-containing: Ultrasol F 1%-ig     Incidin perfekt 1%-ig         For surfaces of housings, plates and so on, the same media as above are used, and the following disinfectants:           Active chloride-containing: Sporotal 100 (4%) undiluted     Bleach (NaOCl 12%) diluted 20 : 1           Active oxygen-containing Puristeril 340 undiluted     Peracetic acid 40% diluted 10 : 1   others:         Sodium hydroxide 10 % diluted 10 : 1     Glycerol/water diluted  1 : 1     Citrosteril (24%) diluted 10 : 1 For more information, please ask for our information brochure KDI00043 „Structural varnish 70011.EC“.

If you have any questions  - please contact us!

Our statements and details do not absolve the customer from checking the appropriateness of our products for the intended field of application, respectively. Our products are subject to technical modifications without prior notice. We exclude any liability in connection with application technology advice.

Additionally, we refer to our general terms and conditions. The current version of these can be found at www.WoehrGmbh.de, as well as the respective copyright information of our company, protective notes for documents acc. to DIN 34, Copyright by Richard Wöhr GmbH, D-75339 Höfen/Enz.

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Tel.:++49(0)7081/9540-0

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Email: Hygienic-keyboards@woehrgmbh.de

Design RPF-Netdesign update:   Apr 11, 2006