ProtectivAIR® is also one of the first powered RPE solutions to be designed specifically for healthcare environments and includes an innovative exhale protection mechanism that allows for use in sterile procedures. Many of the RPE solutions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic did not provide protection from exhaled breath from the wearer. ProtectivAIR® resolves this critical need whilst providing the highest level of protection to the wearer via its UV-C treated air. Greater than 6 log reduction in pathogens has been demonstrated for respiratory diseases of concern such as COVID-19, drug-resistant TB and influenza, and is backed up by rigorous trials at UKHSA, Porton Down.
Mackwell Health is also committed to supporting the healthcare industry in driving its operations towards a net-zero target. This includes moving from disposable to re-usable PPE, which in turn requires new processes, workflows and technologies. At IPC22, Mackwell Health’s Whitebox UV-C LED disinfection chambers will be demonstrated along with results of predictive modelling showing how UV-C can decontaminate different types of PPE in minutes.