Scientist invents ‘robot’ that
kills Ebola virus

RECENTLY, in effort to eliminate Ebola at
the source, through use of innovative
disinfection technology, two “germ-killing
robots” were deployed from the US to the
JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital both in
Monrovia, Republic of Liberia, both
hotspots of the Ebola disease outbreak.

The robots, technically known as TRU-D
SmartUVC, were used to disinfect health
care environments where Ebola patients
are being treated. Good Health Weekly
gathered that TRU-D is the only portable
UV disinfection device on the market with
Sensor360 technology, which calculates
the time needed to react to room variables
such as size, geometry, surface reflectivity
and the amount and location of equipment
in the room and effectively deliver a lethal
dose of UV-C light during a single cycle
from a single, central location in the room.

Ultraviolet light
“It works by generating ultraviolet light
energy that modifies the DNA structure of
viral pathogens, like Ebola, so that they
cannot reproduce. Viruses that cannot
reproduce cannot colonise and harm
patients,” the inventor, a tropical disease
expert and medical anthropologist Dr.
Jeffery L. Deal noted in an interview.
Deal and his colleague, Chuck Dunn,
President and CEO of TRU-D LLC,
respectively, spoke about the importance
of TRU-D to environmental disinfection in
“TRU-D has been validated by more than
10 studies to be 99.99 percent effective in
eliminating the most common pathogens
that can use health care-associated
infections.
After deploying germ-killing robots to
Liberia to aid in battle against the Ebola
Virus Disease, TRU-D SmartUVC inventor
traveled to the Ebola hotspots with UV
disinfection devices
TRU-D guarantees a pathogen-free
environment for patients and health care
staff. Deal, a Fellow in the Royal Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has been
training hospital staff to operate the
devices in a number of hospital
environments and monitor progress for
successful disinfection.
“We developed TRU-D SmartUVC
technology to combat the devastating
effects of hospital acquired infections,”
Deal said.
“Unlike many diseases, Ebola strikes
hospital workers more than any other
group, making it the ultimate hospital
acquired infection.”
With TRU-D, health care leaders in the U.S.,
Canada, the U.K. and Saudi Arabia are
eliminating pathogens like Ebola, Middle
East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS,
influenza, norovirus, Clostridium difficile,
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, MRSA, etc., in all types of health
care settings, including isolation wards,
patient rooms, operating rooms, surgical
suites, intensive care units, emergency
rooms, public areas and ambulances.

“We know through extensive CDC-funded
research specific to TRU-D conducted by
thought leaders in epidemiology and
infection prevention that TRU-D is effective
at eliminating anypathogen by delivering a
precisely measured UVC dose.

“As soon as we knew we could aid
struggling hospitals in Liberia, our team
came together and formulated a plan to
get TRU-D on the ground. More than 200
TRU-Ds have been deployed to disinfect
hospitals across the U.S. and
internationally.
Significance
Between 10 and 15 percent of Ebola cases
have been among health care workers.
While most of this stems from contact with
the patient, concerns exist that the
physical environment can retain active
microbes and be a risk. This device is used
in the US to eliminate the organisms that
may still reside on the walls, knobs, rails or
any other exposed surface in health care
settings. The robotic technology is capable
of making the Liberian hospitals safer for
the staff and for new patients.

Development
It was developed by a team of engineers,
physicians and industrial hygienists with
the purpose of decontaminating entire
rooms automatically
and eliminating concerns that a
contaminated surface was missed during
routine cleaning.
We use an ultra-efficient narrow
wavelength called UVC to flood the room
with germicidal energy. UVC dosage is
accurately measured and automatically
adapts to kill organisms, even in shadowed
areas.

UV disinfection technology and EVD control
This technology is designed to prevent the
spread of the disease transmitted via
contaminated surfaces in health care
environments and is not a treatment or a
cure. We believe that prevention is the
best medicine.
The U.S. Army tested this particular
wavelength against Ebola and found that
the measured dose TRU-D delivers results
in incredibly rapid destruction of the virus
with its pathogen-specific dosing options..
We know it is perfect for use in this critical
setting.

Merits/demerits
Multiple studies have already been
published from U.S. and UK academic
facilities of TRU-D’s ability to
decontaminate rooms, almost always
testing it against organisms that are much
more difficult to kill in the environment
than Ebola is.

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US! I hail o. They are purposely withholding the cure. They want to make all the money possible before they make public the cure for Ebola.
Nigerian scientist o...make una provide cure na... Biko!