Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 15th January 2026 Issue no. 1193
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Xenex receives Health Canada Registration for LightStrike6 UV Robot
Xenex Disinfection Services announced on Tuesday that its LightStrike6 (LS6) UV-C whole room sanitising robot has received Registration from Health Canada for sale and distribution to healthcare facilities across Canada.
The Health Canada Registration for LightStrike6 builds on the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorisation of the LightStrike+ as a no-touch ‘Whole Room Microbial Reduction’ device. With the Health Canada Registration, Xenex becomes the first and only company with ultraviolet (UVC) room technology authorised in both Canada and the US. Together, these authorisations create a new regulatory benchmark for validated, hospital grade UV room technology.
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) accelerating at an alarming rate, the need for validated tools has never been greater. In the US alone, antimicrobial-resistant infections cause millions of transmission events annually. Global and multilateral organisations - including the World Health Organisation, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention, the Pan American Health Organisation, and the One Health Commission - have established commitments and action plans to combat antimicrobial resistance. Xenex will support healthcare facilities across Canada and beyond by providing an additional, science-backed tool to help reduce pathogen transmission and address the growing global threat of AMR.
LightStrike robots have been used in more than 1,200 facilities worldwide and are supported by 48-plus peer reviewed studies showing significant reductions in microbial contamination and pathogen transmission on high-touch hospital surfaces when used after standard cleaning. LightStrike6 delivers the highest intensity broad spectrum UV light to sanitise patient rooms, operating rooms and other clinical areas to significantly reduce the number of pathogens that survive traditional chemical cleaning on high-touch surfaces such as bed rails, overbed tables, call buttons and bathroom fixtures.
LightStrike technology provides an additional evidence-based tool to support hospital whole room terminal disinfection programs, with a focus on persistent organisms such as C. difficile, MRSA, VRE and other harmful pathogens.
As environmental services staff face pressure to turn rooms quickly while managing staffing constraints, validated UV technology has become a critical component of a hospital's infection prevention program. LightStrike6 was engineered to integrate into Canadian EVS and IPAC workflows with its ease of use, short room sanitising times, and support for monitoring utilisation and performance.
Important considerations when evaluating a UV system should include:
1. Whole room coverage
2. Minimal impact on room turnover time
3. Regulatory authorisation and validation against common hospital pathogens.
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