Portascanner COVID-19

A December 2020 study on COVID-19 and air contamination indicates that 50% of air samples taken from hospital hallways and 20% from hospital bathrooms have high levels of coronavirus.

• Air samples from ICU rooms were more than twice as likely to be positive for genetic material of the virus at 25.2% compared to 10.7% for non-ICU rooms.
• More than one-fifth, 23.8%, of samples taken from bathrooms were positive for viral RNA.
• Samples from hospital hallways were the most likely to come back positive at 56.3%.
• Source: JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(12):e2033232. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33232 or email sales@coltraco.co.uk for access.

USE Portascanner® to HELP STOP COVID-19 SPREAD

For use in Healthcare: Hospital ICU Wards, Dental Surgeries, Clinics & Industry: HVAC areas, Isolation Areas, Quarantine Areas, Corridors e.g. shipping, offshore, cruise lines, and more

• Portascanner® COVID-19 locates leaks in hospital wards,
• quantifies the leaks in regard to their cross-sectional area and
• calculates the air flow rate through them.
• This generates an air permeability value for an entire ICU Ward which the user can compare against the required value for negative pressurisation.

Air intakes must be set to ensure that the atmospheric pressure inside the accommodation is greater than that of the external atmosphere. In engine and boiler rooms, ignition sources such as those arising from boiler operations and electrical equipment cannot be avoided (see also Section 4.2.4). It is essential therefore to prevent the entry of flammable gases into such compartments. Residual fuel oils and gas oils may present a flammability hazard (see Section 2.7) and the routine checking of bunker spaces for flammability by tanker and terminal personnel is to be encouraged. Source:OCIMF https://www.isgintt.org/files/documents/Chapter_04en_isgintt_062010.pdf

USE AT SEA

Shipping, Gas Carriers, Tankers, Chemical Tankers, Offshore Oil & Gas & Wind Installations, Yachts, Cruise Lines

APPLICATIONS

HVAC Areas, Isolation Rooms, Quarantine Areas Corridors

SAFETY

Safety is at the core of all we do. Safety of lives at sea drives our mission to make instrumentation to protect crew, cargo, offshore infrastructure & vessels.

The Portascanner® COVID-19 determines the size of a leak ultrasonically and uses theoretical models to translate this reading to an airflow rate and air permeability value. This is as opposed to Door Fan Testing, where airflow rate is measured directly. While our in-house experiments have demonstrated a high level of accuracy, we are currently in the process of working with the National Physical Laboratory to allow our accuracies to be independently verified.

There is, by contrast, no stated accuracy for the existing process of Door Fan Testing, nor does DFT possess the ability to accurately locate individual leaks.

Whilst regulations often require door fan testing, this will always require third party contractors with complex and expensive equipment. If the room does not meet standards,  the test must be repeated which is extremely costly. The Portascanner® COVID-19 allows for regular testing and ‘on the fly’ remedial action to considerably increase the chance of a successful test and to allow future maintenance. Additionally, the Portascanner® COVID-19 is able to locate leaks in a non-disruptive fashion, which is critical for taking remedial action with patients in situ.

Yes. The instrument is a low voltage, battery-operated device that transmits and receives
ultrasound. Ultrasound is used frequently in hospital environments.

No. The Portascanner® COVID-19 is a maintenance instrument and therefore does not require medical certification.