Individual Biocontainment Unit to Reduce Infectious or Communicable Disease Transmission to Healthcare Workers, Bystanders, and Patients

A biocontainment assembly for use with a patient suspected of having or diagnosed with a transmissible disease(s) capable of respiratory, airborne, contact, or droplet transmission, the assembly comprising:

• a housing configured to be positioned over and at least partially enclose a head, neck, and/or torso of the patient, the housing comprising a top portion, an at least partially open bottom portion configured to rest on a substantially planar surface, at least one sidewall extending between the top portion and the bottom portion, the sidewall comprising an open portion contiguous with the at least partially open bottom portion of the housing, sized to fit over at least a portion of the head, neck, and/or torso of the patient, and an airflow opening extending through the top portion and/or sidewall of the housing for evacuating fluid from an interior defined by the housing;
• at least one drape configured to extend across the open portion of the sidewall comprising a first portion removably connected to the top portion and/or sidewall of the housing, and an opposing second portion configured to be draped over the torso, abdomen, waist, and/or legs of the patient;
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• at least one vacuum adapter connected to the housing, the vacuum adapter comprising an inlet covering the airflow opening of the housing and an outlet configured to be connected to a fluid conduit to place the interior of the housing in fluid communication with a vacuum and/or filter system through the vacuum adapter and the fluid conduit.