Modular Patient Enclosure with Electrochromic Glass and UV Decontamination

The harmful vaporized hydrogen peroxide is extracted and confined within the patient enclosure during the sterilization process. The enclosure isolates the disinfection agent to the specific treatment area, preventing it from spreading to adjacent spaces while maintaining effective concentration inside the enclosure.

The patient enclosure acts as an intermediary barrier between the disinfection process and the hospital environment. It allows effective decontamination to occur within the enclosed space while protecting surrounding areas from exposure to hazardous vaporized hydrogen peroxide.

The time-consuming aeration phase is extracted and contained within the patient enclosure. By isolating the hydrogen peroxide breakdown process within the sealed enclosure, the system eliminates the need for extended aeration time that would be required if the same process occurred in an open hospital environment.

The enclosure is sealed and prepared in advance before the sterilization cycle begins. This preliminary sealing action creates a controlled environment that allows the sterilization and subsequent aeration phases to proceed more efficiently without the time losses associated with maintaining an open system.

The patient enclosure creates a controlled atmospheric environment that is isolated from the hospital's normal air circulation. By establishing this separate atmospheric zone with controlled pressure differentials and filtration, the system prevents airborne pathogens from the hospital environment from entering the patient care space.

The patient enclosure system provides multiple protective functions simultaneously: it isolates patients with contagious diseases, protects immunocompromised patients from airborne pathogens, and enables effective decontamination. The same enclosure structure serves as both a protective barrier and a controlled environment for various patient care scenarios.

The enclosure system uses dynamic pressure control rather than static airtight sealing. By actively managing pressure differentials between the enclosure interior and the hospital environment, the system achieves effective containment without requiring complex airtight seals, making the structure simpler and easier to assemble.

The mechanical requirement for complex airtight seals is replaced with a pressure-based containment system. Instead of relying on intricate sealing mechanisms, the enclosure uses controlled pressure differentials to achieve containment, substituting mechanical complexity with a more straightforward pressure management approach.