Septic intensive care units and a growing number of operative and postoperative wound infections despite the most stringent hygiene measures show that conventional filter and zone concepts are not sufficient to prevent the spread of germs, or effectively fight hospital-acquired infections.

Regardless of the extent to which they have mutated, pathogens are inactivated by UVC radiation! This means that the general infection risk by air transfer can be markedly reduced, and consequently a reduction in the length of stay can be achieved.