New Aquila technology combines the effectiveness of UV with the cleaning power of plasma to disinfect masks and gowns in a matter of minutes without the need to send them off-site
PPE equipment can be disinfected more regularly than with central disinfecting systems and thus helps prevent cross-contamination. The system is environmentally friendly without the use of any chemical-it has no extra costs and is very low maintenance.
The Aquila system protects medical workers by disinfecting their mask whenever they take a break without degradation to the mask material -thus the masks can be disinfected in less than a minute. This means that medical workers in between shifts can effectively "refresh" their masks, giving them greater comfort and protection.
Aquila is presently developing a working prototype for disinfecting masks, with a larger machine to follow - aimed at processing of gowns, with a unique design of disinfectant chamber to ensure thorough cleaning and with software to personally identify each individual mask and gown. It is clearly important to ensure that each person gets back his or her own items - so no one has to wear someone else’s mask or gown.
In order to ensure every part of a gown is disinfected, Aquila use ionised air vortex technology, which inflates the gown so that every surface is exposed to the UV disinfecting light. Areas that are generally not exposed e.g., folds of a gown e.g., receive both high-intensity UVGI and plasma exposure to ensure complete disinfection in minutes rather than hours required with conventional approaches.
