May 2021, at NSTDA Yothee Building, Rama VI Road, Bangkok
Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul, Director of MTEC, Mrs. Kullaprapa Navanugraha, Vice President of NSTDA, Dr. Sarawut Lerspalungsanti, Research Team Leader, and Dr. Korkiat Sedchaicharn, Senior Researcher of Design and Industry Solutions Research Team, Engineering Design and Computation Research Group of MTEC had delivered the ‘PETE’ Patient Isolation and Transportation Chamber and a remote-controlled delivery cart ‘Aree’ to the hospitals and field hospitals to support the medical personnel during the relocation and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul, Director of MTEC, said that MTEC research team had developed the PETE (Patient Isolation and Transportation Chamber) to prevent the spread of the pathogens during a patient transfer. The PETE can be put into the X-ray machine and CT scanner to reduce the chance of the spread of infection to medical equipment and air conditioning systems within the hospitals.
On this day, MTEC has delivered the PETE chambers to 3 field hospitals, namely, Ratchaphipat Hospital, Klang Hospital, and Erawan 2 Field Hospital of Wetchakarunrasm Hospital, Bangkok. Furthermore, Dr. Pattrarat Tunnukrit, Adviser of Research & Innovation for Sustainability Center (RISC) and Sri Ayudhya School Alumni Association had donated this device to support the medical personnel and to prevent the general public from the spread of COVID-19. MTEC, Boon Engineering Co., Ltd., and Metric Consulting Engineers & Architects Co., Ltd. had also delivered a remote-controlld delivery cart ‘Aree’ to Wetchakarunrasm Hospital for delivering food or drugs to the COVID-19 patients to help reduce the chance of the spread of infection to the medical personnel.
Dr. Sarawut Lerspalungsanti, Research Team Leader of Design and Industry Solutions Research Team, Engineering Design and Computation Research Group of MTEC said that the research team was pleased to be able to develop the PETE successfully in times of crisis. MTEC had previously delivered the PETE to 5 field hospitals, both public and private hospitals. The PETE is well-received since it helps limit the spread of infection and reduces the risk towards the medical personnel and other people in the hospital. For the cleaning and maintenance of the PETE, the research team had applied a nano automizer with benzion sanitizer developed by NANOTEC to clean the chamber. At present, Suprera Innovation Co., Ltd. is recently a licensee for the technology transfer of the PETE’s production and distribution. For more information, please contact 081-334-3672.
Dr. Pattrarat Tunnukrit, Adviser of Research & Innovation for Sustainability Center (RISC) remarked that the developed PETE by MTEC is crucial to support the medical personnel during the relocation and treatment of COVID-19 patients within the hospitals, especially Erawan Field Hospital 2 of Wetchakarunrasm Hospital. Previously,
the COVID-19 patients were categorized into 2 level; the first level is a green level consisted of the patient with asymptomic or mild symptoms, and the second level is a yellow level consisted of patient who have rapid breathing or co-morbidities. The PETE, therefore, can help reduce the infection, and protect the medical personnel’s safety while taking care of these COVID-19 patients.
