Neelakandan Subhash Neyyattinkara, Sukesan Aneesh, Jerard Jijo, Uthaman Vivek Parayath, Vasudevan Vipin Dev, Sarojini Amma Pradeep Kumar Soman Pillai, Nandkumar Maya A, Vayalappil Muraleedharan Chirathodi
Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, 695012 India.
Trans Indian Natl Acad Eng. 2020;5(2):305-313. doi: 10.1007/s41403-020-00136-4. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
Used face masks are hazardous waste and must be discarded immediately upon removal. Instead of throwing used masks into the disposal bin, disinfecting the masks is essential to break the chain of infection spread. The development of this device was attempted for COVID-19 management, with the following focus: (1) solution which have sufficient science background established so that extensive experimental validation need not be attempted during the lockdown period in India. (2) Provide solution which could be replicated with local resources and minimum material movement. Therefore, in response to the pressing societal demand we designed, prototyped, verified and validated an UV-C-based multipurpose disinfection device. The device after safety and efficacy evaluation as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines for novel COVID-19 solutions, received Central Drugs Control Standard Organization (CDSCO) registration as non-notified medical device for commercialization.
使用过的口罩属于有害垃圾，必须在摘下后立即丢弃。不要将使用过的口罩扔进垃圾桶，对口罩进行消毒对于切断感染传播链至关重要。尝试开发此设备用于新冠疫情管理，重点如下：（1）具备充分科学背景的解决方案，以便在印度封锁期间无需进行广泛的实验验证。（2）提供可利用当地资源且材料流动最少即可复制的解决方案。因此，为响应紧迫的社会需求，我们设计、制作了原型、验证并确认了一种基于紫外线C的多功能消毒设备。该设备按照印度医学研究理事会（ICMR）针对新型新冠解决方案的指南进行安全和有效性评估后，获得中央药品标准控制组织（CDSCO）作为非通知类医疗器械的注册，可进行商业化。
