Hovermatt

Anyone have any thoughts on the use of the Hovermatt transferring a patient to the OR table ?? Our facility has recently seen a surge.....literally in post-op infections. I just had occasion to see the Hovermatt in action......I couldn't believe it would be left under the patient during her c-section. We nurses cavi-wipe it down, but nothing can be done about the canvas handles I saw dangling off the OR table which are bound to come into contact with something sterile. Also, wouldn't the air currents needed to move the thing over basically be blowing microbes off the floor and into the air ?? Not to mention use of the big motor and hose.........how "sterile" are they to be even in an OR environment ??? I appreciate the "no lifting" policies in an effort to save my back especially since I have already had back surgery for a large rupture of L5 S1 after many years of lifting in nursing. However, I was horrified to actually see this thing in use and no one can address my concerns. Any thoughts from Infection Control people out there ??