Surface Medical Inc. (“SMI”) and Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to exclusively distribute the CleanPatch® branded product line in the United States through Sealed Air’s Diversey Care division.

As part of the multi-year agreement, Diversey Care will lead the sales, marketing and distribution activities of CleanPatch products designed for the safe and effective repair of hospital bed mattresses, operating room tables and stretchers. The focus of this partnership will be in the U.S. healthcare market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and ambulatory surgery centers.

”CleanPatch can help healthcare facilities with patient safety, cost and compliance.  Sealed Air Diversey Care sees this innovative solution as a great complement to our infection prevention offering which helps our customers create a safer and more satisfying environment of care,” said Carolyn Cooke, Vice President of Healthcare- North America, Diversey Care.

CleanPatch is a first-in-class Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered medical surface repair technology that restores damaged hospital mattresses to an intact and hygienic state. Studies have demonstrated that damaged surfaces in healthcare facilities are common and cannot be properly disinfected, leading to the risk of potential cross-contamination. Already implemented by hundreds of leading U.S. healthcare facilities, CleanPatch provides the unique benefit of enhancing patient safety while directly reducing healthcare costs.

Surface Medical President and CEO Fabrizio Chiacchia states, “CleanPatch is an innovative product with a strong value proposition: patient safety, cost savings and waste reduction. Diversey Care is a leader in infection prevention solutions with long-standing relationships in the healthcare market. Our combined efforts will enable greater access to CleanPatch for our customers and enhance healthcare delivery.”

For more information about Diversey Care, please visit www.diversey.com.

To learn more about Sealed Air, visit www.sealedair.com.

For more information about Surface Medical, please visit www.surfacemedical.ca.