Nanowave - Covid-19 Hospital decontamination using UV light

目前，对医院病房附近患者电子设备的去污不足以防止新型冠状病毒在医疗环境中传播。这是昂贵的，耗时的，环境上不可接受的，并且缺乏功效。此外，由于交叉污染问题，PPE短缺和缺乏可重复使用性成为新闻头条。随着复杂的电子设备在医院病房中变得越来越普遍，迫切需要一种有效的自动去污方法。如果没有这一点，这些高接触点表面将继续帮助感染的传播。Finsen是一家SME，旨在将短波长高能紫外线用于病原体去污的商业化。我们开发了UVc净化柜的概念，用于处理便携式医疗设备和PPE，有望帮助抗击Covid-19。该技术的主要优势是：·比现有的最佳方法（如手动清洁）快5倍·可重复和验证的过程，带有反馈和循环记录·减少医院获得的Covid-19感染和死亡

The decontamination of near patient electronic equipment on hospital wards is currently insufficient to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the healthcare setting. It is expensive, time consuming, environmentally unacceptable and lacks efficacy. In addition, the shortage of PPE and the lack of reusability due to cross contamination concerns is making headlines in the news.As complex electronic equipment becomes ever more prevalent on hospital wards, there is an urgent need for an effective automated decontamination method. Without this, these high touch point surfaces will continue to aid the spread of infection.Finsen is an SME established to commercialise the use of short wavelength high-energy ultraviolet light for pathogen decontamination. We have developed the concept of a UVc decontamination cabinet for processing portable medical equipment and PPE which promises to help in the fight against Covid-19The key advantages of the technology are: • Up to 5 times quicker than existing best methods such as manual cleaning• Repeatable and validated process with feedback and cycle logging• Reduction in hospital-acquired Covid-19 infections and death