Jane Potter, RT(R), MR
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, NM
MagnaWand has made a huge difference in our MRI practice.
Working in a large, county hospital which is also the regional Level 1 trauma center, we see all sorts
of patients with a huge variety of pathology and pathogens present on and in their bodies.
We have been using the MagnaWand for the past year since we learned from one of our epidemiologist
how long antibiotic resistant infections, such as MRSA, can survive on surfaces such as the MRI scanner.
Patient safety is of utmost concern to us. We did not want to spread germs from one patient to another. By using the MagnaWand,
combined with the proper cleaning spray, we can now clean our bore out quickly and easily between scans,
killing bacteria and viruses. It is so quick to use the MagnaWand that even in our very busy facility our
throughput is not affected negatively and our patient's safety is assured.
The MagnaWand is so simple and easy to use. The pad is snapped onto the wand, the pad is saturated with
the cleaning fluid, the sponge retains the fluid and the long wand allows you to clean the entire magnet
bore in minutes. No need to try to crawl into the bore or miss spots you cannot reach by hand.
What a great invention! We were very happy with our "original" MagnaWand, but the manufacturer,
not satisfied with "good enough," improved the device recently. Now the pad can be easily snapped off
the handle and into the trash when cleaning is done. No need to touch the used pad.
I cannot say enough positive about the MagnaWand. Every MRI facility should be using this product
if they want to ensure their patient's safety.
Thank you from our entire staff!
