Professor Tomoo Ito of Kobe University Hospital and Soda Kogyo, a manufacturer of various equipment, have developed a new device that inhales and purifies droplets and aerosols (* 1) containing viruses emitted by patients infected with the new coronavirus at medical sites. ..It is expected to prevent infection to medical personnel such as doctors and nurses.
According to Kobe University, the new device will be installed near the patient's bed or chair, and will strongly suck the exhaled breath discharged from the mouth and nose, and remove droplets and aerosols with a high-performance filter.The exhaust can be used as an air purifier by operating continuously in a place where there are no people.In addition to hospital rooms, ICUs, and outpatients, it can also be used at the site of PCR sample collection.
The main source of infection for the new corona is patient droplets and aerosols, which can be removed to reduce the chance of infection.Therefore, Professor Ito and his colleagues were developing a new device suitable for the medical field from the perspective of a doctor.
By adding the height adjustment function, it can be applied to sites with a high risk of infection such as otolaryngology outpatients and ophthalmology outpatients, and it can also be installed outside medical sites.Since it can be manufactured at a relatively low cost, Professor Ito and his colleagues believe that if it is widely introduced, it will be possible to reduce watching games at medical institutions nationwide.The Kobe University Hospital has already started operation in the emergency ER room and dialysis room.
* 1 Aerosol A state in which solid or liquid fine particles are spread over a gas.
reference:[Kobe University] Development of a clean unit for infection control such as new coronavirus
