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 ofhospital 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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