Divers Treatment 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 exhausted to the outside of the 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



The computer assisted control console



Patients wearing face masks and oxygen hoods







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 Suppression 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)