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That market is likely the only one where the economics makes sense. Very few hospitals are going to pay $XXX to put copper on the bed rails only to have the fro
by giarc 3y ago
That market is likely the only one where the economics makes sense. Very few hospitals are going to pay $XXX to put copper on the bed rails only to have the front line staff not wash their hands on entry. The implant market makes more sense since cost of adverse event is likely $25,000+ (readmission, surgical washout or reimplementation etc). Multiply that by 0.5-2% infection rate and you can see why a hospital would pay an extra $500+ per implant.
- Fomite 3y agoI think your first point is compelling, and what I was alluding to - copper bed rails, etc. have pretty modest effect estimates. The costs themselves are on a very similar order of magnitude.