MedOx+ Mobile Medical Oxygen System

MedOx 移动医用氧气系统

• 批准号: 58977
• 金额: $ 9.5万
• 依托单位: OXFINITI LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=58977
• 关键词: MedOx+; Mobile; Medical; Oxygen; System

Medical grade oxygen supply is essential for NHS and private hospitals. Oxygen is delivered either through pipes or by using oxygen cylinders. The current Covid-19 pandemic and the second wave has put a significant strain on the availability of oxygen. Some hospitals have declared a critical event when there has been insufficient oxygen available. The Royal Free hospital had to restrict use as the pipeline supply pressure system dropped to an unacceptably low level to meet demand. This has meant limiting which patients can receive oxygen.Most hospital systems supply oxygen using permanent pipeline installations. In normal times these systems would be capable of satisfying demand. Such systems are difficult to upgrade quickly in response to sudden increased demand.The solution is to provide a flexible means whereby a hospital can quickly add oxygen capacity to its existing systems. Adding this by upgrading an existing installation would take time. The extra capacity would be a waste of money if it was not regularly used in more normal times. 'MedOx+' is a mobile medically certified oxygen generator. It can quickly be deployed in a hospital providing a supply of medical grade oxygen as required. In order to use a MedOx+ oxygen generator it has to meet stringent regulations. It has to be certified, its deployment and use must be under control of the responsible hospital technician. It has to be able to reliably operate 24/7. This project is to build a pilot mobile certified oxygen generator unit to quantify what the specifications and logistics a network of units would need to meet for emergency oxygen deployment across the UK.Research has been undertaken with a key oxygen pipeline supplier. This has ascertained the correct flowrate (higher) and how MedOx+ would physically connect into existing pipelines. Further research will also address any barriers to adoption, its overall design, business models and costs, logistics, safety, maintenance, training, security, equipment operational reporting and control. A MedOx+ unit is in the final stages of construction ready for trial at a hospital site within the next 4 weeks. Our ultimate aim is to use the findings from this project to develop a multi-purpose certified mobile MedOx+ unit. A modular design that enables a MedOx+ unit to be quickly re configured for a different application. A network of MedOx+ units could be used for emergency oxygen supply for hospitals, water remediation (river spills) and municipal/industrial wastewater treatment.

医疗级供氧是NHS和私立医院必不可少的。氧气要么通过管道输送，要么通过氧气瓶输送。当前的Covid-19大流行和第二波疫情给氧气供应带来了巨大压力。一些医院在氧气供应不足的情况下宣布发生了严重事件。皇家自由医院不得不限制使用，因为管道供应压力系统下降到不可接受的低水平，以满足需求。这意味着限制哪些病人可以接受氧气。大多数医院系统使用永久性管道装置供应氧气。在正常情况下，这些系统能够满足需求。这样的系统很难迅速升级以应对突然增加的需求。解决方案是提供一种灵活的方法，使医院能够迅速增加其现有系统的氧气容量。通过升级现有安装来添加此功能需要时间。如果在更正常的时期不经常使用这些额外的产能，那将是浪费资金。“MedOx+”是一款经过医学认证的移动式氧气发生器。它可以快速部署在医院，根据需要提供医用级氧气供应。为了使用MedOx+氧气发生器，它必须满足严格的法规。它必须经过认证，其部署和使用必须在负责的医院技术人员的控制下。它必须能够可靠地全天候运行。该项目是建立一个试点的移动认证氧气发生器单元，以量化单元网络需要满足的规格和物流，以满足整个英国的紧急氧气部署。与一家主要的氧气管道供应商进行了研究。这已经确定了正确的流量（更高）以及MedOx+如何物理连接到现有管道中。进一步的研究还将解决任何采用障碍，其整体设计，商业模式和成本，物流，安全，维护，培训，安全，设备运行报告和控制。一个MedOx+装置正处于建设的最后阶段，准备在未来4周内在医院现场进行试验。我们的最终目标是利用该项目的研究成果开发一种多用途认证的移动MedOx+装置。模块化设计，使MedOx+单元能够快速重新配置，以适应不同的应用。MedOx+装置网络可用于医院紧急供氧、水修复（河流泄漏）和市政/工业废水处理。