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Disinfecting the Stethoscope membrane through a hi-tech UV device

Objective

STET CLEAN® is a revolutionary high-tech ultraviolet (UV) device for stethoscope disinfection invented, designed and
created by egoHEALTH, an Italian SME specialised in the development, engineering and production of hardware/software
devices and innovative services in the field of bioengineering and biomedical information technology. STET CLEAN is safe
for health professionals and patients alike, eco-friendly, suitable for all standard stethoscopes, with a pocket-sized body
that can be worn on medical coats and easy-to-use (simply insert the stethoscope in the STET CLEAN device - when the
indicator light turns off it is disinfected).
The device is currently at TRL7 (technology readiness level 7), as the system has already been demonstrated in an
operational environment. A first batch of prototypes (the basic version) were tested on the market to collect feedback
from potential users. This feedback was then included in a second version: five thousand devices have been produced so
far, but the selling price (approximately 150€) is not competitive yet! Therefore, we are asking for support from the SME
phase 1 instrument to:
▪ Streamline production and evaluate STET CLEAN‘s scalability, with the aim of reducing production/final costs;
▪ Analyse the target markets, the needs of user groups and the regulations in each target country to adapt the system to
national policies and customer requirements;
▪ Investigate market risks and establish corresponding mitigation strategies.
▪ STET CLEAN videos are available.

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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Coordinator

EGOHEALTH SRL
Net EU contribution

Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.

€ 50 000,00
Address
VIA FIORENTINA 1
53100 SIENA
Italy

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Centro (IT) Toscana Siena
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

€ 71 429,00
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