The Isolation System for Treatment and Agile Response for High-Risk Infections (ISTARI) is a revolutionary portable negative pressure containment patient care system. The ISTARI family of devices increases safety, improves quality, and reduces cost for infectious diseases by minimizing the need for personal protective equipment by wrapping the PPE around the patient decreasing the need for equipment processing and training burden. The ISTARI system addresses common infrastructure issues; the clear, flexible walls facilitate patient interaction with both providers and visitors, it is manufactured at scale, and has use cases that span from patient transport to extended use in critical care environments.
Only 2% to 4% of all hospital rooms and 0% of senior nursing homes in the U.S. are equipped with airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs)
Temporary, low-cost, in-room, negative-pressure isolation tents allow hospitals to scale their response to infectious disease events
We are leading the industry by six years in the design of a system for temporary AIIR isolation devices
Rapid prototyping and evaluation in partnership with the CDC and the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Division.
The Carecube 1B (pictured left) is currently under review for FDA 510(k) clearance.
It is not FDA-cleared or approved and is not currently commercially available in the U.S.
Innovations
The HUG SUIT component allows full physical contact with the patient and access to all areas of the enclosure. The Hug Suit hood is ventilated and the toga/gown meets the liquid barrier requirement of surgical isolation gowns.
AIR HANDLING is included with each device. An H14 HEPA filter (99.997%) and MERV 8 intake filters are welded to the canopy. Negative pressure and air exchange rates are designed to meet the highest CDC operating room requirements.
LEAN-IN WINDOWS provide health care staff a vertical view of the patient. Retention loops keep the window flush when not in use. Gloves can be layered over with examination and sterile surgical gloves.
ISTARI Model 1
Enclosure for extended care and critical care interventions in a hospital environment for patients who require airborne, droplet, or contact isolation precautions.
ISTARI Model 1A
Enclosure for the temporary care of patients who require isolation precautions during transport, including movement between ground and air ambulance and sending/receiving facilities.
ISTARI Model 2
Enclosure for extended care and critical care interventions for patients who require isolation precautions in an improvised healthcare setting without hospital infrastructure.
ISTARI Model 1B.X
Enclosure for low-acuity care and procedures for patients who require isolation precautions in a temporary patient care setting (e.g., urgent care or emergency department).
