14-Day Filtration for Ice Machines, Drinking Water Dispensers, and Medical Device Reprocessing

Safer Water…Instantly

Features

• Pleated filter membrane validated to trap bacteria, fungi and parasites
• Universal quick connectors on inlet and outlet ports
• Individually tested
• 14-day maximum use life

Benefits

• Safer water for at-risk patients
• Reduce exposure to waterborne pathogens
• Quick installation and removal
• Easy to maintain

Reduce Exposure To Waterborne Pathogens: A Reservoir of Risk
Tap water is a reservoir of risk that can contain many bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens.^{1-5, 8-14} In complex plumbing systems, these pathogens not only float freely but also form biofilm communities that adhere to internal pipe surfaces.^{6, 7} Biofilms in turn continually release microbes into the passing water stream.

Many facilities rely upon water disinfection systems to rid their tap water of microbial pathogens. Unfortunately, these systems cannot completely destroy biofilm and are ineffective when overloaded with waterborne microbes as a result of facility construction, renovation, and seasonal water quality variation. The Pall-Aquasafe in-line water filter’s 0.2 µm bacterial retention pleated membrane separates microbes from drinking water, ice, and rinse water used to reprocess reusable heat-labile medical devices.

Pathogen-containing tap water can take many forms, namely a liquid stream, an aerosol of small droplets, the ice in a beverage, residual moisture on a rinsed medical device, or the just-washed hands of a caregiver. A wide variety of healthcare facility units can benefit from intercepting these pathogens before they exit the water system. Pall-Aquasafe filters (faucet, shower, and in-line) provide safer water, instantly.

14-Day Filtration for Ice Machines, Drinking Water Dispensers, and Medical Device Reprocessing

Common Waterborne Pathogens

Bacteria
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
	Legionella pneumophila
	Mycobacterium spp.
	Stenotrophomonas spp.
	Acinetobacter spp.
	Aeromonas spp.
	Burkholderia spp.
	Klebsiella spp.
	Nocardia spp.
	Enterobacter spp.
	Serratia spp.
	Flavobacterium spp.
Fungi
	Aspergillus fumigatus
	Fusarium solani
	Exophiala jeanselmei
Parasites
	Cryptosporidium parvum
	Giardia lamblia
	Acanthamoeba spp.

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