FDA Clears Vioguard Self-Sanitizing Keyboard for Use in Healthcare Settings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Vioguard‘s self-sanitizing computer keyboard for use in healthcare settings.

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The computer keyboard uses germicidal properties of ultraviolet light to automatically clean its surfaces. Based on independent laboratory testing, the ultraviolet light generated by the keyboard’s two 25-watt germicidal fluorescent lamps killed at least 99.99 percent of harmful bacteria and viruses, including E. coli, MRSA and other pathogens.

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