During the COVID-19 pandemic, the patient isolation chamber is crucial as it helps reduce the infection, numbers of medical personnel while transferring patients, and time, as well as protect their safety while taking good care of the patients. Thailand also suffered from the expensive cost of the imported medical equipment, especially the patient isolation chamber. However, this device still possesses a number of limitations, for examples, it can not be put into an X-ray machine and requires cleaning every time after use.

MTEC research team, therefore, has developed PETE (Patient Isolation and Transportation Chamber), a device for transferring patients with respiratory tract problems. The PETE consists of 2 main parts; the first one is a clear plastic patient isolator that fits the patients’ body, and the second part is a negative pressure unit designed to control the air circulation inside the chamber when the patient is placed inside, and the zipper is closed. The PETE unit has an automatic pressure adjustment system to allow the outside air to flow into the chamber, so that the patient can breathe normally. A HEPA Filter personnel use the PETE to move patients from place to place, it will not only help limit the spread of infection but also reduce the risk towards the medical personnel and other people in the hospital.