Spigot Guard is a disposable disinfecting cap designed to protect the urinary drainage bag spigot between handlings and support CAUTI prevention workflow. Spigot Guard was designed to augment current CAUTI bundles by preventing intraluminal contamination which causes 34% of CAUTIs.(1) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant healthcare challenge, leading to longer hospital stays, increased costs, and serious patient risks.
Spigot Guard’s mechanism of action involves disinfecting and protecting the drainage port of a urine collection bag, and it provides effective elimination of 99.99% of the leading urinary pathogens associated with CAUTIs including:
Each Spigot Guard cap is a disposable, one-time use device that is designed to remain in place over the drainage port between each handling, creating an effective antimicrobial barrier against the microorganisms responsible for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
The Spigot Guard packaging enables you to hang several caps from the drainage collection bag to make it easier to replace the old cap with a new one each time the bag is drained.
(1) “A Prospective Study of Pathogenesis of
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections”, Paul A. Tambyah, et al, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 74, Issue 2, P131-136, February 1999.
An important clinical component of reducing CAUTIs consists of the proper care and maintenance of the foley catheter system.
Current clinical practice calls for an internal and external decontamination of the drainage spigot with an alcohol prep pad after emptying the bag. Unfortunately, manual wipe-based spigot disinfection can vary by staff workflow and compliance, and it is often neglected. Spigot Guard standardizes this step with a visible, in-place cap. Spigot Guard is a device that improves patient outcomes by improving the handling of the drain tube, promoting high-quality infection control and prevention.
Each Spigot Guard disinfecting cap contains 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA). The IPA bathes the surfaces of the drain and disinfects it in 1 minute.
Spigot Guard is designed to protect the catheter lumen from intraluminal contamination. The customizable model below shows an estimate of the annual financial impact of reducing intraluminal CAUTIs in a 500-bed acute-care hospital, using current CAUTI benchmarks and published research on intraluminal infection. You can adjust the parameters to reflect your location’s specifics. Be sure to click on the “Link to Notes” button if you have any questions about the inputs and assumptions that the calculator is based on.
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