Coronavirus: MAPN received the first 15 isolates made in Romania

MAPN told us more than a week ago that the first isolation units will be produced in Romania by a local company that will equip the ambulance services with the necessary equipment to transport people suspected of or infected with the new Coronavirus to hospitals.

Today, MAPN announced that they have received the first 15 such isolettes that will be used in our country, thus reducing the dependence on the purchase of equipment from third countries, where they are very difficult to find anyway, but also very expensive.

"The first 15 isolettes produced in Romania, received by MApN and a new military research project, prepared for approval
The first batch of 15 isolettes of Romanian design and production was received on Friday, March 27, at the headquarters of the economic operator SC STIMPEX SA, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Romania, Ludovic Orban, the Minister of National Defense, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă and the Minister of Economy, Energy and the business environment, Virgil-Daniel Popescu.
The medical devices received by the Armaments Department and the Medical Directorate of MApN are mass-produced according to a military research project - "Evacuation system of personnel contaminated with biological agents - BIOEVAC", developed by military scientific researchers specializing in projects in the field of CBRN (threats of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear type). The first order of MApN amounts to a number of approximately 100 isolettes, which will be distributed, through the Medical Directorate, to the national medical system. Isolate production will continue after the first order is fulfilled to meet the growing demand for these medical devices.
In the second part of the visit, the scientific researchers from the Scientific Research Center for CBRN Defense and Ecology presented the Romanian Government officials, at the headquarters of the military research institution, the prototype of another project recently developed to support efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic 2: "Module for the isolation of personnel contaminated with biological agents -BIOEVAC", intended for the safe isolation of patients, including those infected with the SARS-CoV-19 virus, which produces the disease COVID-XNUMX.
The product will go through, in the next period, an accelerated test-evaluation program to verify the performance characteristics, with a view to homologation and serial production.
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The evacuation system for personnel contaminated with biological agents – BIOEVAC ensures the temporary isolation and safe transport of personnel suspected or confirmed to be contaminated with biological agents, including SARS-CoV-2, and is equipped with a negative pressure filter-ventilation system . The product, developed by military researchers together with military doctors, meets the security standards to prevent the risks of contamination in the isolation area and on the transport route of the infected person.
The module for the isolation of personnel contaminated with biological agents - BIOSAFE, developed by the same research structures of MApN, consists of a mobile isolation unit intended for the immediate and effective isolation of suspicious persons or those contaminated with highly pathogenic biological agents, for safe deployment of medical treatment. Equipping the product with a filter-ventilation unit with negative pressure ensures security from the point of view of the risk of contamination in the isolation area.
The Center for Scientific Research for CBRN Defense and Ecology within the Research Agency for Military Techniques and Technologies (ACTTM), a structure subordinated to the Department for Armaments, and the Center for Medical-Military Scientific Research, a structure subordinated to the development of these projects, contributed to the development of these projects. Medical Directorate of MApN."