Start Date
5-28-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
5-28-2020 5:00 PM
Description
As part of the disease mitigation strategy at the time of the pandemic, the Jefferson sleep laboratory has completely shifted towards utilization of the third-party vendor for HSATs. The vendor specializes in handling, shipping and disinfecting the HSAT equipment. They send the data electronically to the Jefferson sleep laboratory for interpretation.
We propose a single-use, fully disposable HSAT kit (WatchPAT One) to further minimize potential virus exposures and spread. The single-use design allows no return shipment, no charging or downloading, no cleaning and no infection transmission risk.
Since the equipment utilizes a different mechanism - peripheral arterial tone (PAT) signal instead of airflow, the Sleep Disorders Center will require scorer and provider staff training.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus
Included in
Disposable Equipment for Efficient Home Sleep Apnea Testing and Minimizing Human Handling at the Sleep Laboratory
As part of the disease mitigation strategy at the time of the pandemic, the Jefferson sleep laboratory has completely shifted towards utilization of the third-party vendor for HSATs. The vendor specializes in handling, shipping and disinfecting the HSAT equipment. They send the data electronically to the Jefferson sleep laboratory for interpretation.
We propose a single-use, fully disposable HSAT kit (WatchPAT One) to further minimize potential virus exposures and spread. The single-use design allows no return shipment, no charging or downloading, no cleaning and no infection transmission risk.
Since the equipment utilizes a different mechanism - peripheral arterial tone (PAT) signal instead of airflow, the Sleep Disorders Center will require scorer and provider staff training.
Comments
Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference