For the fourth consecutive year, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has awarded its AORN Seal of Recognition to the PerfectCLEAN Operating Room Processing & Checklist System developed by UMF Corporation, a Chicago-based innovator of infection prevention products, systems and training for all healthcare markets.

The announcement comes on the eve of the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo (April 2 - 6) held in Anaheim, CA, where UMF Corporation exhibited.

"As with the previous three years, we're again pleased to be receiving this significant acknowledgement of our PerfectCLEAN Operating Room (OR) System," said George Clarke, CEO of UMF Corporation. "This is good news that never gets old."

For the PerfectCLEAN OR Processing & Checklist System, the AORN Seal of Recognition confirms that the content of the program has undergone thorough review by AORN and meets the guidelines of the "AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice." While not an endorsement, the Seal of Recognition is confirmation that the PerfectCLEAN Operating Room education materials meet AORN's guidelines for excellence in providing a safe patient environment.

The specific components of UMF Corporation's PerfectCLEAN program that have been recognized by AORN are the "PerfectCLEAN Hygiene Specialist OR/ASC Handbook," and a series of checklists -- "Terminal OR Cleaning Checklist," "Between Procedure OR Cleaning Checklist," 24-Hour Idle OR Cleaning Checklist," and "OR Pre-First Procedure Checklist."