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Phase: Ideas Missions: Strengthen Health Care Capacities

Silk Cocoon

Health personnel, entering the suit through the door made ​​of transparent material. Gloves and boots standing, the door is sealed. The door contains an "opener" that is used to exit the "cocoon". With contaminated suit, you enter the "cocoon" which is a plastic sleeve, the "opener" is enabled and comes without risk of contamination. You may apply antiseptic solution inside the cocoon. Suit, gloves and boots are within the cocoon.

Photo of Raul Villaseca
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In the video the way out of the suit shown. A teflon strip allows the two plastic layers remain separate suit the heat seal. The mechanical cutting or heat allows the virus to leave the middle of a sandwich (suit and cocoon)
In and out of the "cocoon" In and out of the "cocoon"
The costume dress entering the upper tube. Then it is sealed in the portion of income The costume dress entering the upper tube. Then it is sealed in the portion of income
You enter the sleeve, the top tube is sealed and cut to create a gateway. The images show the output of the "cocoon" You enter the sleeve, the top tube is sealed and cut to create a gateway. The images show the output of the "cocoon"
Health personnel, entering the suit through the door made ​​of transparent material. Gloves and boots standing, the door is sealed. The door contains an "opener" that is used to exit the "cocoon". 
With contaminated suit, you enter the "cocoon" which is a plastic sleeve, the "opener" is enabled and comes without risk of contamination. 
You may apply antiseptic solution inside the cocoon. 
Suit, gloves and boots are within the cocoon.
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villaseca.pdf

In and out of the cocoon

Entrance to suit.pdf

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sleeve Input and Output
sleeve Input and Output
Improving the Doffing PPE Process
Improving the Doffing PPE Process

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Photo of M. Ricciardi
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Hi Raul

Please check out the updated comments and documents on my concept page:

https://openideo.com/challenge/fighting-ebola/highlights/using-social-metric-sm-badges-to-monitor-potential-exposure-and-expedite-contact-tracing-amongst-healthcare-providers

You are a member of my team!

thanks, MR

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Photo of Rainer Winkler
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Hi Raul, your video has the first fans. You might promote it. Again I have to apologize, I still fail to transfer your idea into something that appears workable. But I still try, Rainer

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Photo of Rainer Winkler
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Hi Raul, thanks for the video, it really helps to understand. Rainer

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Photo of M. Ricciardi
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The idea seems to be quite portable and adaptable to many different locations or field conditions.

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Photo of Andrea Villaseca Robertson
Team

Yep is adaptable!

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Photo of Raul Villaseca
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If applicable to various conditions, the material is readily available: Teflon and plastic.
watch the video

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Photo of Andrea Villaseca Robertson
Team

The video explain The idea pretty cool. Congrants

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Photo of T. Annie Nguyen
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It was great that you took it a step further and prototyped out what it could be. It really helps to see it with this idea!

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Photo of Raul Villaseca
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Thank you.
watch the video.

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Photo of Rainer Winkler
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Dear Raul,

since I saw your proposal the first time, I do not stop thinking about it. Sometimes I think, that cannot work. Then I think, don´t be silly, sometimes good ideas are difficult to understand in the beginning.

Maybe I understand it better if you try to put more detail into your contribution. Or do you know of examples, where this principle is used and works?

Did you try it with a puppet? Are there geometrical problems?

With kind regards
Rainer

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Photo of Raul Villaseca
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Thanks Raitner:
I'm trying to make a little video.
I also put graphics output, which is the novel part of the system.

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Photo of Rainer Winkler
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Hi Raul,

I cannot tell, how to assess your idea. In the moment I concentrate on ideas where I think, that they can be realized in a few month. So I concentrated on other topics. This is not a statement about your idea, I had just no time to think about it thoroughly in the moment.

With kind regards
Rainer

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Photo of Rainer Winkler
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I do not understand this. Is the person completely packed in a foil? How can he breathe?

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Photo of Raul Villaseca
Team

A part of the suit has a filter that allows gas exchange. Upon entering the "cocoon" should be no problem. But considering your question, inside the suit may be included CO2 uptake system.
Thanks for your question

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Photo of Rebecca Buechel
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could also integrate a UV disinfecting light tunnel ?

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Photo of Raul Villaseca
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ofcourse , in the access tunnel to the cocoon can be used multiple methods of sterilization, UV light is a good proposal.

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