Maximus Accessories makes aerosol boxes under $100

The aerosol mica box will protect doctors from droplets from patients with acute respiratory failure when inserting an endotracheal tube

In particular, standing at VND2.2 million ($95), the 3D6T is the highest price product in Maximus Accessories' arsenal, which is still half the price compared to the products of Paramount Aviation Resources Group and the emergency department of Charlotte Maxeke Academic, South Africa.

In addition, Maximus Accessories offers four different versions of mika aerosol box with the lowest price at VND1.6 million ($70) per unit:

• The Homosapiens: the adult version with two arms, used in ICU;
• The Mini: the smallest and most compact version with two arms, suitable for delivering;
• The Baby Shark: the children-only version with four arms;
• The 3D6T: the adult version with six arms, used in emergency room.

Nguyen Trung Nhat, founder and director of Maximus Accessories revealed that the versions of products are designed based on actual demand after nearly a month of observation from Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Children Hospital No.1 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Three first aerosol boxes were donated to Hospital for Tropical Diseases on March 30. Until now, there have been six boxes delivered to these hospitals.

To help frontline doctors who are trying to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the company supports the products at a significant discount, making them far cheaper than market alternatives, Trung Nhat added.

Prior to these boxes, Maximus Accessories also supplied 5,000 face shields at the price of VND10,000 (43.5 US cents) per unit to hospitals instead of the VND70,000 ($3) market price.

Aerosol box is a protective equipment which reduces doctors’ exposure to patients infected by coronavirus or other diseases while they insert endotracheal tubes into their airways.

In the process of intubation and extubation, before and after treatment on a ventilator, doctors can easily come into contact with the saliva of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, which increases the risk of infection. Whether or not the doctors are equipped with protective clothing, there is no guarantee that they can avoid these droplets.

This transparent mica device can be placed over the head of a patient. It is produced with two holes on both sides of the box through which doctors can reach in to access the patient.

The first box was invented by a Taiwanese doctor named Lai Hsien-yung. Due to differences in medical equipment, the original version of the box is not suitable for Vietnamese doctors.

“Maximus will make the copyright free for non-commercial use, which will help save doctors and expand the use of these boxes. Doctors will be able to head to the nearest manufacturer to make copies of the product. The non-commercial copyright will be available until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Nhat said.

Founded in 2012, Maximus Accessories specialises in producing furniture and accessories such as cover for reading machines, tablets, and smartphones.