Pithos antechamber for hospital rooms
Pithos by Intelligent Care (Incare) is a mobile isolation antechamber that attaches to the door frame of a hospital room to isolate patients with airborne diseases.
What is the Pithos mobile isolation antechamber?
Pithos is a mobile isolation antechamber: a mobile biocontainment system that attaches to the existing door frame of a hospital room and turns it into a protected isolation room.
It creates a safe, isolated environment for patients with airborne diseases such as tuberculosis, measles and Covid, and at the same time prevents or minimizes the escape of contaminated air when doors are opened and closed. The doorway is the weak point of a conventional room; Pithos places a controlled space in front of it.
Intelligent Care (Incare) is part of Stretchers Industries OOD, a manufacturer based in Sofia, Bulgaria, and supplies hospitals and healthcare providers across Europe and beyond.
Technical data
Main characteristics of the Pithos mobile isolation antechamber. Size and configuration are defined with each facility; contact us for the data sheet.
- Installation
- Door frame attaches to the existing door frame of a hospital room
- Air treatment
- Filters and air systems constant supply of clean air; particles trapped
- Disinfection
- Ultrasonic nebulizer disinfectant, inside the antechamber
- Size
- Customizable size and configuration to the facility
- Use
- Permanent or temporary installed and removed as needed
For the principles of filtration in isolation equipment, read our guide to HEPA and ULPA filters in isolation units.
How does Pithos work?
Pithos adds a filtered buffer space between the patient room and the corridor, so that opening the room door no longer exposes the corridor directly to contaminated air.
Its filters and air systems give the patient a constant supply of fresh, clean air and trap potentially harmful particles, preventing them from spreading beyond the isolation unit. Inside, an ultrasonic disinfectant nebulizer provides an additional protective barrier in case personnel enter unintentionally without adequate personal protective equipment.
Antechambers are part of the airborne isolation measures in the CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions. Our guide to negative and positive pressure isolation explains how pressure differences keep air moving in the right direction.
Design and features
The mobile isolation antechamber is designed to be installed and removed easily, which makes it suitable for healthcare facilities of any size.
- Attaches to the existing door frame of any hospital room
- Filters and air systems for a constant supply of clean air
- Traps potentially harmful particles before they leave the unit
- Minimizes the escape of contaminated air when doors open and close
- Ultrasonic disinfectant nebulizer inside
- Easy installation and removal
- Customizable size and configuration
- Suitable as an upgrade or as a temporary isolation solution
Where it is used
The mobile isolation antechamber is used on standard hospital rooms that need to host patients with airborne infections, either as a permanent upgrade or as a temporary solution.
Pithos lets a facility increase its biocontainment capacity without rebuilding rooms. A Pithos isolation chamber supplied by Stretchers Industries was commissioned at the University Multidisciplinary Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases "Prof. Ivan Kirov" in Sofia, Bulgaria's national reference center for the diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases. Read more in our news.
Where a complete room has to be created from scratch, the Pandora modular room is the alternative.
Frequently asked questions about Pithos
Does Pithos require construction work?
Pithos attaches to the existing door frame of a hospital room and is designed to be installed and removed as needed. Our team can check the requirements of your rooms.
What does the ultrasonic nebulizer do?
It disinfects the inside of the antechamber, providing an additional protective barrier in case personnel enter unintentionally without adequate personal protective equipment.
Can the mobile isolation antechamber be customized?
Yes. Pithos offers customizable size and configuration options, so it can be tailored to the specific needs of each care facility.
Has Pithos been installed in a hospital?
Yes. A Pithos isolation chamber supplied by Stretchers Industries was commissioned at the University Multidisciplinary Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases "Prof. Ivan Kirov" in Sofia, Bulgaria's national reference center for infectious diseases.
Related isolation products
Products used together with the mobile isolation antechamber. See all isolation units.
PandoraCustom-built isolation room with double-door configuration and H14 or U15 filters.View product
STR MK7 / STR MK8Hospital bed with isolation canopy; the STR MK8 adds a motorized fifth wheel.View product
AuraControlled pressure chair for moving seated infectious or immunosuppressed patients.View productRequest information on Pithos
Send us your door and room dimensions and our team will propose a mobile isolation antechamber configuration. Technical material is in our catalogues.