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“The Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network is pleased to announce that following a commercialization project, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has procured KiteLock 4%™, an advanced solution developed by Canadian company, SterileCare, to reduce vascular catheter infections in patients.
SterileCare’s KiteLock 4%™ Catheter Lock Solution is the newest and most advanced product to help keep catheters clear from complications. The solution eliminates biofilm in catheters and is the only clinically proven non-antibiotic locking solution that can prevent infections and is approved safe use in children.
During the 6-month commercialization project funded by the CAN Health Network, HHS achieved a 60% reduction in vascular catheter infections in select units at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre.”