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TT-Topper: a low-cost infection barrier for tracheostomies
  1. Gaurav Gomez1,
  2. Samuel Thomas2,
  3. Kurian Zachariah1
  1. 1 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  2. 2 Educational Design, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Gaurav Gomez, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; gr85.gomez{at}gmail.com

Abstract

A simple, practical, low cost barrier device is presented called the TT-Topper (Tracheostomy Tube Topper) to protect healthcare professionals and other caregivers from droplet infection via tracheostomies. The testing of the device using an ultraviolet lit simulation is also demonstrated. The TT-Topper was found to be very effective in curbing droplet spread. It could be used with ease in the community as well as in the hospital setting and could potentially be an adjunct to routine protection standards in clinical care.

  • communicable diseases
  • cross infection
  • physical and rehabilitation medicine
  • public health
  • pulmonary medicine

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000461

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors GG: concept creation, fabrication and testing, and submission. ST: advisor, video formatting, editing, literature search. KZ: concept building and guide, writing of manuscript, literature search.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.