Sports-O-Zone USA Provides Equipment Sanitation System for Super Bowl XLI Bound Indianapolis Colts
Elkhart Indiana based Sports-O-Zone USA provides a revolutionary patented equipment sanitation system to the Super Bowl bound Indianapolis Colts. The company manufactures a machine that offers a solution to control the problem of Staph and MRSA that is plaguing the NFL.
Elkhart, Ind. (PRWEB) February 3, 2007
Elkhart, Indiana based Sports-O-Zone (http://www. sportsozone. com) has ties back to Super Bowl XLI. The company Manufactures a machine that is fast becoming a solution to the problem of controlling Staph and MRSA that is plaguing the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts are one of seven NFL teams that are using this the patented system in their locker rooms to kill these bacteria on player's equipment.
MRSA, a staph bacterium, is usually resistant to a variety of different antibiotics and is becoming more common with athletes from high school to professional sports. Independent testing of the Sports-O-Zone (http://www. sportsozone. com) system have shown that after eleven minutes of treatment, greater that 99.9% of these bacteria are killed.
The San Francisco 49ers, requested organism swab test be performed on equipment worn by their team members during their August 2006 training camp.
"The Sports-O-Zone sanitizing unit performed to our expectations and gave us the confidence that this unit assists in our risk management control of organisms. Our job is to keep our players healthy and on the field which make this system a valuable asset for the 49ers," stated Steve Urbaniak, equipment manager for the San Francisco 49er's.
"I am glad tat we are able to bring this technology to the NFL and we as a group are confident that the system will provide the necessary assurance to that industry to protect its athletes from harmful bacteria," stated Patrick McKenna, inventor and President of Sports-O-Zone USA (http://www. sportsozone. com).
McKenna, a retired Naval Engineer and Deep-Sea Diving Officer, along with local businessmen Rik Kain and Mark Eades are excited about the reception the system has received by the NFL and are proud that their equipment is involved in this year Championship Game.
The Sports-O-Zone (http://www. sportsozone. com) system is also marketed under the Decon Zone brand name for applications outside of the sports industry. The system is also being used by governmental units to sanitize tactical person protective equipment from SWAT teams, law enforcement units and the US Military. the machines have been exported to Canada, Japan and Mexico.
For More Information about the Sports-O-Zone system please contact Kathe Kain at (574) 264-6062 or you can go to the Sports-O-Zone website at www. sportsozone. com (http://www. sportsozone. com)
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