Aerosol Containment Enclosure

This page details the design, materials, and construction of an aerosol containment enclosure for hospital settings. It has been developed in a partnership between physicians at University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and engineers at Robarts Research Institute (RRI), Western University.

Publication

This work can be read in detail here:

• A multipurpose portable negative air flow isolation chamber for aerosol generating medical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic Cubillos, J. et al.

Contacts

• Adam Rankin (arankin -at- robarts.ca), RRI, hardware
• John Moore (jmoore -at- robarts.ca), RRI, hardware
• Daniel Bainbridge, LHSC, anesthesiologist
• Kevin Armstrong, LHSC, anesthesiologist
• Javier Cubillos, LHSC, anesthesiologist

References

• A 3 sided + top design with rigid plastic walls. Excellent spatter containment but no management of dispersal into the surrounding airspace; limited range of motion for physicians; excellent access for tubing/tools/hands:
  • Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation

Designs

• Fully 3D Printed Cage
• PVC Pipe Cage