RICHMOND, VA, July 24, 2024 — Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI), a global healthcare solutions company that incorporates product manufacturing, distribution support and innovative technology services, announced today that it will partner with Nevoa, a producer of automated disinfection solutions, to sell the company’s Nimbus, Stratus and Microburst fogging technologies.
Owens & Minor empowers providers to advance healthcare with clinically-superior products. The company’s patient-focused approach is directly in line with Nevoa’s mission to revolutionize the healthcare industry by providing technology-based solutions that automate disinfection and cleaning practices, ultimately reducing the risk of HAIs to save lives.
“We are honored to be selected to partner with Owens & Minor as they fill the critical need for advanced disinfection for their customers,” said Martin McGonagle, Nevoa’s CEO. “Nevoa’s advanced disinfection solutions are the most effective, productive and safest available on the market. Partnering with Owens & Minor now enables a broader range of healthcare providers to have visibility and immediate access to our no-capital disinfection options.”
Proven Disinfection Technology
Powered by the proprietary Microburst hypochlorous acid solution, Nevoa’s Nimbus and Stratus fogging technologies have been proven to be 99.9999% effective against pathogens that cause healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs), and are 300 times more effective than manual cleaning alone — with a 64% labor savings.1
Nevoa’s whole-room fogging technology is the only patented, hospital-grade surface disinfecting system approved for fogging with EPA-registered hypochlorous acid. Studies have shown the technology to be significantly more effective than UV, and a two-year retrospective study at a cancer center demonstrated a 66% reduction in C. diff.2,3
The compact, hand-held Stratus fogger can reduce the risk of infections between surgical procedures in just two minutes. The portable, fast-acting fogger provides 100% surface coverage with easy application, and features a refillable reservoir. Stratus was developed to provide the same advanced disinfection in areas where a full-room fogger is less practical, including operating rooms, cardiac catheterization labs and specialty procedure rooms.
Hypochlorous Acid Solution
The Microburst hypochlorous acid solution used in Nevoa’s foggers is pH neutral, environmentally friendly and both more effective and less corrosive than bleach. There are no shelf-life limitations due to Microburst’s patented mixing cap. Each bottle is bar-coded for quality control and data tracking.
Hypochlorous acid has been proven to be:
- 80x-100x more effective than bleach
- pH neutral
- Nontoxic, safe, gentle on surfaces
- Neutral charge: does not repel bacteria but it attracts them
- Zero bacterial resistance
- Environmentally safe, naturally occurring
As part of the agreement, Owens & Minor’s US sales team will sell Nevoa’s full-room fogger, hand-held fogger, and hypochlorous acid solution as part of their preferred line of products.
About Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is a Fortune 500 global healthcare solutions company integrating product manufacturing and delivery, home health supply and perioperative services to support care through the hospital and into the home. Owens & Minor drives visibility, control and efficiency for patients, providers and healthcare professionals across the supply chain with proprietary technology and solutions, an extensive product portfolio, an Americas-based manufacturing footprint for personal protective equipment and surgical products, as well as a robust portfolio of products and services for patients managing chronic and acute conditions in the home setting. Operating continuously since 1882 from its headquarters in Richmond, Va., Owens & Minor is a 140-year-old company powered by more than 20,000 global teammates. Learn more at https://www.owens-minor.com, follow @Owens_Minor on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.
Headquartered in Gilbert, Ariz., Nevoa Inc. was founded to develop technology-based disinfection products that eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Nevoa’s mission is to improve upon the healthcare industry’s decades-old manual disinfection and cleaning practices with highly effective, automated protocols that provide superior disinfection at a reduced overall cost.
Powered by the proprietary Microburst hypochlorous acid solution, Nevoa’s Nimbus and Stratus fogging technologies have been proven to be 99.9999% effective against pathogens that cause healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs), and are 300 times more effective than manual cleaning alone. Learn more at https://www.nevoainc.com, follow @nevoaLS on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/nevoa/.
References:
1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33623925/
2. https://www.nevoainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/UVC-Testing-FINAL.pdf
3. https://nevoainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CDI-Infection-reduction-paper.pdf