‘An innovative solution to a difficult challenge’ is how Medical Air Technology (MAT) describes the latest version of its ‘unique’, self-contained lay-up cabinet.
The company explained: “HTM 03-01 states that ‘laying-up in the clean zone is preferable for infection control reasons’, but this is not always possible due to limited space. The MAT lay-up cabinet provides the solution, creating a mini-clean zone.”
The fully self-contained cabinet requires only a 13 amp power supply, making it ideal for existing conventional theatres or ‘prep’ rooms requiring extra protection from airborne bacteria. Medical equipment placed under the diffuser is bathed in uni-directional HEPA-filtered air, which passes directly over the sterile instrument tray. It provides in excess of 1,000 air changes per hour over the instruments, ‘many times more even than under a UCV canopy, creating a safe, sterile, lay-up area’. The instrument tray can then be covered with a sterile cloth and taken into the theatre clean zone.
The compact new lay-up cabinet comes in three sizes, and features an electronic control panel, adjustable fan speed, integral LED lighting, and a high quality powder-coated finish.
