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Course: Association of a High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter COVID-19 Testing Booth With Testing Capacity, Cost Per Test Acquired, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment

CME Credits: 1.00

Released: 2021-07-20

In March 2020, COVID-19 testing demand and scarce availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) were concerns for Mass General Brigham (MGB) in Boston. In response, an in-hospital innovation unit engaged frontline clinicians, designers, and engineers to design a solution for outpatient testing to improve throughput and conserve PPE. The result was a high-efficiency particulate air–filtered, positive-pressure personal protection booth with 6 ergonomic glove ports called a Hexapod. Efficiency was gained by using 3 patient bays, 1 of which was wheelchair accessible, for each individual obtaining swab samples. The final model was in use within 28 days ()., Training for new users typically required less than 30 minutes. We assessed the utility of Hexapods for COVID-19 testing.


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