Entrepreneur helps to beat the bugs

AN accident and emergency doctor has used his frontline experience to create equipment to clean everyday medical devices, to help reduce rates of hospital associated infections.

Paul Hercock set up Mantra Medical, in Sheffield, to develop two products – one for cleaning blood pressure cuffs and the other for cleaning pulse oximeters, devices that are pegged to a patient’s finger to measure pulse rate and oxygen saturations.

The bedside equipment would allow nurses to clean the medical devices within seconds, helping to control potential infection spread between patients.

The company’s growth is being supported by Creative Sheffield - a partner in the South Yorkshire Sector Growth Enhancement Programme (SYSGEP).