Vacuum exhausted isolation locker (VEIL) to reduce inpatient droplet/aerosol transmission during COVID-19 pandemic.

Tilvawala Gopesh, Alex M Grant, Jessica H Wen, Teresa H Wen, Ernesto Criado-Hidalgo, William J Connacher, James R Friend, Timothy A Morris

Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022 Jan

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The vacuum-exhausted isolation locker (VEIL) provides a safety barrier during the care of COVID-19 patients. The VEIL is a 175-L enclosure with exhaust ports to continuously extract air through viral particle filters connected to hospital suction. Our experiments show that the VEIL contains and exhausts exhaled aerosols and droplets.

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Tilvawala Gopesh, Alex M Grant, Jessica H Wen, Teresa H Wen, Ernesto Criado-Hidalgo, William J Connacher, James R Friend, Timothy A Morris. Vacuum exhausted isolation locker (VEIL) to reduce inpatient droplet/aerosol transmission during COVID-19 pandemic. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2022 Jan;43(1):105-107