Corornavirus - Aerobox

Layman’s terms:

• To protect emergency doctors from Covid-19 whilst performing life-saving procedures

Medical Uses:

• Barrier during Endotracheal Intubation/ tracheostomy (with modification)
• Transferring of CPAP patients in the hospital to minimise aerosolisation during transfer

Unit Cost:

• TBC, Originals were £80 raw materials (with a good deal)
• Estimate £100-130 made
• Variation due to current demand on plastics and depending and numbers needed (may need to go into manufacture – currently made by 1 person)
• Working on non-profit basis. Any excess money raised donated to charity

Why we think this is viable:

• New England Journal of Medicine – Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2007589
• Similar design being given away gratis by Erebus in Australia to multiple hospitals, in contact with their medical/ design teams
  • https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/04/02/video-dr-carl-demonstrates-new-erebus-medical-developments/
• Version in photo currently being tested in two Hospitals by anaesthetists local to us with positive responses (Similar design used in Taiwan)

Other possible designs

• https://www.aerosolshield.com - not affiliated but in the interests of spreading other possible solutions