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Edmonton-made computer keyboard from Cleankeys Inc. a hit in hospitals and dentist offices,

January 7, 2011 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

An idea with roots in early work helping disabled people communicate could open a world market for a novel, easy-to-clean computer keyboard made by Cleankeys Inc. http://cleankeysinc.com/

Keyboards for computers needed to run high-tech equipment and bedside monitoring are considered a prime source of infection transmission in North American hospitals, which spend $30 billion a year on prevention. An estimated 100,000 patients in the U.S. died of such infections last year.

By Dave Cooper, edmontonjournal.com

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