Public Procurement Service Utilizes 'Smart Negative Pressure Isolation Module' at Military COVID-19 Screening Clinics

Image material of the 'Smart Negative Pressure Isolation Module'. Provided by the Public Procurement Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The innovative prototype product, ‘Smart Negative Pressure Isolation Module,’ will be deployed and utilized at screening clinics set up in military hospitals.

The Public Procurement Service announced on the 30th that it has signed a purchase contract for the ‘Smart Negative Pressure Isolation Module,’ which was designated as an innovative prototype product last year, and will deploy it on site.

The negative pressure isolation module is an emergency response negative pressure tent used during infectious disease outbreaks, equipped with indoor air purification and sterilization, negative pressure maintenance, and smart Internet of Things inspection functions.

The Public Procurement Service plans to sequentially install the negative pressure isolation modules at six military hospitals, including Chuncheon Hospital under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Medical Command, starting early next month, and use them as screening clinics while conducting functionality tests until October.

Additionally, during the testing process, the Public Procurement Service explained that it will determine the successful utilization of the negative pressure isolation modules and provide benefits such as designation as excellent products.

Innovative prototype products are designated by the government to support technological innovation of companies by becoming the initial purchaser of innovative products before they are commercialized in the market.

Kang Shin-myeon, Director of the Purchasing Business Bureau at the Public Procurement Service, said, “We will actively discover innovative prototype products in preparation for urgent demands in various fields for COVID-19 response and ensure they are deployed and utilized appropriately.”

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