NYU Tandon AirVENT
Description: The NYU Tandon AirVENT prevents the transmission of COVID-19 in hospitals caused by sneezing and coughing in waiting rooms and during patient transfers, when providing breathing support with CPAP and BiPAP machines, and while performing intubations. To create a portable personal negative pressure hood, a salon hair dryer has been modified to reverse the direction of the blower and installed with a disposable HEPA filter, leading air to be pulled through the hood and away from the patient and surrounding environment.
Status: In development