Italian Red Cross Gets CAPSULS Demo

The local Red Cross Committee in the Italian city of Benevento organized a training course for the use of ISOVAC's CAPSULS biocontainment unit, which the charity's rescuers will soon begin using. This is the only class 1 device approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC), the Italian aviation authority, for transport use on medical helicopters. After the course, the unit was officially delivered to volunteers to begin using. 

CAPSULS is a portable patient isolation unit (PIU) that prevents particulate (biological and radiological) cross-contamination between the patient and the external environment. This unit includes features that enable medical intervention to the patient via end-user supplied medical equipment. CAPSULS is intended to be used in the:

• Transportation and isolation of patients on aircraft, ambulances, ships, and any vehicle capable of safely relocating a patient on a standard litter.
• Temporary isolation with or without transport of patients within hospitals or other medical facilities.

CAPSULS is a Regulatory Class II device. It has been cleared by the FDA for marketing in the U.S. 

See more (in Italian) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-vrB0Ay54&feature=youtu.be.