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New Carrier OptiClean™ Negative Air Machine to Help Hospitals Slow Spread of COVID-19
To help hospitals treating patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Carrier Global Corporation has launched the OptiClean™ portable negative air machine, which cleans and removes air potentially contaminated by the virus.
In a closed room, the machine uses high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, an air management system to significantly reduce the presence of coronavirus and other contaminants in the air, and flexible ducting to exhaust the filtered air.
The machine creates negative pressure so that when the hospital room door is opened, air is pulled into the room from outside instead of letting potentially contaminated air out from the room. If negative pressure is not required, such as in an open-air, temporary hospital, the machine can be used as an air “scrubber,” pulling air in, removing many contaminants, and discharging cleaner air back into the room.