Implementation of Nososano

1)     Who will use your product?

Post-op patients who require urinary catheters and are at high risk of urinary tract infections. It can also be used on other medical equipment that has prolonged contact with patients, such as equipment in the NICU that is in close contact with babies.

2)     How will you get it to them?

The hospital staff will continue using the urinary catheters that they already have, and simply place the nososano sticker on the designated areas of the apparatus. They can make the stickers themselves using bandaids and chemicals that we will provide them. 

3)     How much will it cost to make (not the prototype - the final product)?

All the chemicals together were just under $100 dollars, and are at a high enough volume to be used for many tests. We will know a more precise number once we do the tests and figure out exactly how much chemical is needed per sticker. 

4)     Where/how will it be manufactured?

It can be prepared in the hospital, in labs, in offices- anywhere and by anyone. Perhaps the maintenance crew can be responsible for preparing the nososano stickers and nurses can place the stickers onto the catheters. 

5)     How will local community members be involved?

Local community members can help enforce better hospital practices and maintenance of urinary catheters, but demanding that hospital staff disinfect catheters more often, especially when the sticker changes color.