Our multiplace chamber

Our new multiplace chamber system is a vast improvement over the single one-person unit,which was located at Whipps Cross Hospital for many years. There is no narrow hatch to squeeze through, and patients can either walk in, or be be wheeled on a trolley through the large rectangular door into a bright and friendly atmosphere.

The chamber is filled with normal air which is then pressurised to the appropriate therapy pressure. Oxygen is delivered to the patient by means of a mask or hood tents which enables the expired air to be exhaused to the outside of the chamber.

Intensive care patient entering the Multiplace recompression chamber
Entrance view to Multiplace recompression chamber
The multiplace chamber is fitted with a computer assisted control console as well as a full manual back-up system.

 

 

The Manual back-up Control Stand on our recompression chamber
The manual back-up control stand
Multiplace recompression chamber computer assisted control stand
The computer assisted control console
Inside the multiplace recompression chamber - patients wearing face masks and hood tent
Patients wearing face masks and oxygen Hoods
plan of multiplace recompression chamber
seating plan of multiplace recompression chamber
cross section plan of multiplace recompression chamber

Our Hypermed 220 Therapy Chamber

Installed at Whipps Cross on 31st Jan 2001 by Sayers - Hyperbaric & Diving Systems

  • Capacity: Main Chamber 10 Persons, Entrance Chamber 4
  • Computer assisted steering system with manual control back-up
  • Max working pressure: 5 bar
  • Diameter: 2200 mm,
  • Length of Main Chamber (MC): 4200 mm
  • Volume of MC: 15940 L
  • Length of Entrance Chamber (EC): 1400 mm
  • Volume of EC: 5260 L
  • Doors: 3
  • Weight:11,500 kg
  • Number of windows: 13
  • Built: 1996
  • Certification: German TUV, to DIN 13 256/2
  • Medical Product Certification: MedGV 11/M-013/93
  • Automatic/Manual switch-over valves for Air, Medical Oxygen and Heliox

Medical Equipment

  • Built-In Breathing System (BIBS) for 10 persons (MC) and 4 in EC
  • Propac patient monitoring system
  • Oxford Penlon ventilator
  • Draeger Hand operated ventilator
  • Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring system for 8 patients.
  • ECG and Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) for 2 patients
  • Draeger suction device

Safety Equipment

  • Unifog Water-Spray Fogging Fire Supression System
  • 2 Hand held water-filled fire extinguishers
  • Emergengy decompression valve (3")
  • Manual overide back-up steering system
  • Oxygen monitoring and alarm system for MC and EC
  • Oxygen monitoring and alarm system for breathing gases
  • Low pressure warning devices for gas supply systems
  • Emergency Oxygen to Air Switch-over system

Air Supply System

  • 2 x Bauer V15 air compressors
  • Bauer Air dryer / regeneration filter - SECURUS / Seccotronic
  • Main Air Bank: 220.000 L
  • Emergency Air Bank: 220.000 L
  • Draeger Air distributuion panel

Oxygen Supply System

  • Main Supply: 800 L Liquid Oxygen (LOX) from Air Products
  • Emergency oxygen supply system 4 x 50 L 200 bar cylinders (40,000L)