Carecubes provides a modular, FDA‑cleared isolation enclosure that converts a standard hospital bed into a negative‑pressure airborne infection isolation room within minutes. The system delivers ≥12 air changes per hour with integrated HEPA filtration, enabling bedside care while reducing PPE use and expanding isolation capacity for hospitals, clinics, and field medical units.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Healthcare facilities often lack sufficient airborne infection isolation rooms, forcing staff to rely on extensive PPE and limiting bedside care for patients with contagious diseases. This shortage increases exposure risk, reduces patient interaction, and drives up operational costs during outbreaks.
Solution
Carecubes offers a modular isolation enclosure that transforms a standard hospital bed into an FDA‑cleared Airborne Infection Isolation Room within minutes. The unit creates negative pressure and incorporates HEPA filtration to contain pathogens at the source, allowing clinicians to provide bedside care while protecting themselves and other patients. By eliminating the need for dedicated negative‑pressure suites, the system frees up scarce isolation capacity and reduces the frequency of PPE donning and doffing. Its plug‑and‑play design requires no structural modifications, enabling rapid deployment in diverse settings from rural clinics to large health systems. The solution also lowers waste and staffing costs by minimizing PPE consumption and streamlining infection‑control workflows.
Target Audience
The primary customers are hospitals, health systems, and urgent‑care or rural clinics that need scalable, rapid isolation capability for infectious disease patients. Emergency response teams and temporary field hospitals also benefit from the portable, plug‑and‑play design.
Features
- Deployable in ≤10 minutes with a simple bedside assembly that fits any standard hospital bed
- FDA 510(k) cleared and exceeds CDC standards for Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms
- Integrated negative‑pressure blower and HEPA filter achieve ≥12 air changes per hour, containing airborne pathogens at the source
- Reusable, lightweight enclosure constructed from antimicrobial, cleanable materials for repeated use across patients
- Low‑power operation compatible with standard hospital electrical outlets, enabling use in resource‑limited environments
- Built‑in access ports and transparent panels allow continuous patient monitoring and family visitation while maintaining isolation integrity
- Reduces PPE usage by up to 40 % through localized containment, decreasing donning/doffing time and associated labor costs