IN BRIEF: Ondine Biomedical's technology chosen by Ottawa Hospital
Ondine Biomedical Inc - Vancouver, Canada-based life sciences company focused on photodisinfection-based therapies - Says the Ottawa Hospital in the Canadian capital has chosen Ondine's photodisinfection technology for a three-month pilot evaluation of a non-antibiotic protocol to prevent infections in spine surgery patients. Says nasal decolonisation is recommended by World Health Organization to reduce surgical site infections in spine surgeries. Ondine says the technology has already been deployed in a few Canadian hospitals, where it has reduced post-operative infection rates for spine surgeries by 78%. Read More