Patient isolator
AssigneeOslo Universitetssykehus Hf
InventorsFridtjof Heyerdahl, Knut Erik Hovda, Espen Rostrup Nakstad, Arne Broch Brantsaeter, Ronald Rolfsen
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Abstract
A patient isolator includes a base and a cover which is arranged to seal with the base. The cover is formed from a rigid material and has two access ports on an end face. The two access ports are angled in a width direction relative to a plane which extends parallel to the width direction of the patient isolator. The two access ports are angled relative to each other. A method of isolating a patient from an environment is also disclosed.
Claims16
A patient isolator, the patient isolator comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a cover which is arranged to engage with the base to form a seal, wherein the seal is a hermetic seal,
- wherein the cover is formed from a rigid material,
- wherein the cover has two access ports on an end face,
- wherein the two access ports are each angled in a width direction relative to a plane which extends parallel to the width direction of the patient isolator,
- wherein the two access ports are angled relative to each other,
- wherein each access port is sealed so as to provide an airtight cover, and
- wherein the patient isolator is sealed such that, in use, the only flow of air between an inside and an outside of the isolator is filtered air.
A method of isolating a patient from an environment, the method comprising
- providing a patent isolator comprising a base, and a cover which is arranged to engage with the base to form a seal, wherein the seal is a hermetic seal, wherein the cover is formed from a rigid material, wherein the cover has two access ports on an end face, wherein the two access ports are each angled in a width direction relative to a plane which extends parallel to the width direction of the patient isolator,
- wherein each access port is sealed so as to provide an airtight cover,
- wherein the patient isolator is sealed such that, in use, the only flow of air between an inside and an outside of the isolator is filtered air, and
- wherein the two access ports are angled relative to each other;
- placing a patient in the patient isolator;
- and
- sealing the patient isolator to isolate the patient from the environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.