UVC chambers
UVC chambers: compatible devices and departments
The devices HYPERION and ZEUS disinfect every day, the departments that use them, and where to place them in your hospital.
Why hospitals use UVC chambers
- Fast: 60-second cycle in HYPERION, 30-second cycle in ZEUS.
- Chemical-free: no liquids, gases or residues, safe for sensitive electronics.
- Complete coverage: 360° exposure in HYPERION and six-plane exposure in ZEUS reach areas hand wiping misses.
- Traceable: HYPERION's Independent Monitoring System records every cycle for audit.
Best results in daily use
- Wipe any visible soil, then run the cycle.
- Place items so every surface faces the light; open folding items.
- Put chambers where devices are shared: unit entrances and nurses' stations.
- Keep the cycle records with your IPC audit files.
Compatible items
Devices and items for HYPERION and ZEUS
Shared equipment used across the hospital, disinfected in a fast, chemical-free cycle.
| Item | Type | Chamber | Typical departments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tablets and handheld computers | Shared device | HYPERION | All wards, ICU, OR, ED, outpatient |
| Mobile phones and smartphones | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | All departments, reception, NICU entrance |
| Pagers, two-way radios and DECT phones | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | Nursing, security, porters, ambulance crews |
| Barcode scanners and medication scanners | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | Pharmacy, wards, laboratories, CSSD |
| Wireless keyboards and mice | Shared item | HYPERION | Nurses' stations, radiology, admin |
| TV and bed remote controls | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | Patient rooms, ICU, paediatrics |
| Stethoscopes | Patient-care device | HYPERION or ZEUS | All clinical departments |
| Reusable pulse-oximeter finger clips | Patient-care device | HYPERION | ICU, wards, ED, recovery |
| Non-contact and tympanic thermometer bodies | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | ED, wards, paediatrics, clinics |
| Dermatoscopes (skin-contact) | Patient-care device | HYPERION | Dermatology clinics |
| Otoscope and ophthalmoscope handles, headlights | Shared item | HYPERION | ENT, general clinics, paediatrics |
| External ultrasound probes used on intact skin | Patient-care device | HYPERION | Radiology, ED, obstetric abdominal scanning |
| Reusable eye protection and face shields | Shared item | HYPERION or ZEUS | OR, dental, ED, laboratories |
| ID badges, pens, keys, clipboards | Shared item | ZEUS | All departments, reception |
| Small toys and parent devices | Shared item | ZEUS | Paediatrics, NICU family areas |
| Medication trays and small containers | Shared item | HYPERION | Pharmacy, wards, ICU |
By department
Where to place the chambers
ICU & critical care
HYPERION at the unit entrance for shared devices; ZEUS at the nurses' station for phones and small items.
Operating theatres
HYPERION in the theatre suite for tablets, scanners, non-sterile eye protection and monitors' accessories.
Emergency department
HYPERION for shared devices between patients; ZEUS for staff phones and radios.
Wards & patient rooms
ZEUS at each nurses' station; HYPERION shared per floor.
NICU & paediatrics
ZEUS at the entrance for parents' and staff phones; HYPERION for small shared devices.
Radiology & ultrasound
HYPERION for keyboards, external probes used on intact skin (probe maker permitting) and accessories.
Outpatient, dental, dermatology, ENT
ZEUS at reception and in treatment areas; HYPERION for dermatoscopes, handles and tablets.
Laboratories, pharmacy & CSSD
Scanners, tablets, trays and small containers used across the lab, pharmacy and CSSD.
CDC references
- CDC/HICPAC (Rutala WA, Weber DJ). Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, updated 2019.
- CDC/HICPAC (Siegel JD, et al.). 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings.
Plan chamber placement for your hospital
We map shared devices by department and recommend where each chamber goes.