Why use disposable EEG Cup Electrodes?

Reusable electroencephalography cup-electrodes are characterized as semi-critical devices and require comprehensive reprocessing to prevent infections, since the skin is abraded prior to application.

A recent multi-center, prospective, microbiologic evaluation of cleaned reusable EEG cups at four epilepsy monitoring units, conducted by Nancy Albert and published in the American Journal of Infection Control in 2018, concludes that 22.5% of cleaned reusable EEG cup electrodes had bacteria that were potential or at risk for infection. Further, epithelial cells were found on 60.5% of cleaned, ready to use reusable EEGs.

The high cost of HAIs

Annually, approximately 2 million patients suffer with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the USA, and nearly 90,000 are estimated to die. The overall direct cost of HAIs to hospitals ranges from US$28 billion to 45 billion. While the range is wide, HAIs are clearly expensive. 

Product Features:

• Pre-attached tangle-free lead wires
• Advanced silver/ silver chloride sensor ensures uniform high signal quality
• 10mm diameter
• Fixation “wings” for easier positioning
• Convenient 2mm hole allows gel to escape during positioning and permits blunt needle insertion
  
  

^{*Contamination of reusable electroencephalography electrodes: A multi-center study" in the American Journal of Infection Control.
*Economic burden of healthcare-associated infections:an American perspective}