A Bengaluru-based organisation has received approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union for a device – Scalene Hypercharge Corona Canon (SHYCOCAN) – that can contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to reports, approval for manufacturing came in last week.
The device is designed to release a very high concentration of environmentally safe electrons using proprietary Photon-Mediated Electron Emitters (PMEEs) made with a superalloy developed by Scalene, applying well-known principles of physics, to emit and excite photons with the required kinetic energy.
As the photons bombard bulk surfaces and suspended particles in confined environments, the emanated electron cloud actively ‘disarms’ air and surface transmission of the Corona family of viruses.
The SHYCOCAN does not use any chemicals nor does it produce ozone, or ionize the air to produce reactive oxygen species, oxides of nitrogen or other harmful compounds. The device can be safely deployed in all environments inhabited by people, be it very large or small enclosed spaces.
“This innovative technology is intended to ‘physically attenuate’ the homing mechanism on the virus and prevent infectivity,” the SHYCOCAN device inventor, Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar – Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer of the Organization de Scalene and Scalene Cybernetics Ltd. in Bengaluru, India, and long-standing technology partner of the Shreis Scalene Group of US Companies, was quoted as saying by PR Newswire.
Over the last 6 months, Dr. Kumar and his team have worked tirelessly and successfully completed extensive EU-CE – mandated safety testing undertaken by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Scalene has since obtained the CE Mark with Class I designation, enabling the expedited manufacture, distribution, and sales in all CE-compliant countries/markets, including India.
“An important feature of this technology is that only the Corona family of viruses is targeted, while bacteria, fungi or other eco-friendly micro-organisms are not, allowing for 24/7, safe deployment,” clarified Dr. Kumar.
“Although the pandemic continues to rage globally, plans are afoot to reopen schools, places of worship and restaurants among other workplaces, raising wide-spread concerns. We are confident that our unique approach to disable the air and surface-borne spread of CoVs, will meet an emergent need,” said Prof. Meena Augustus, Founder-President, CEO & CSO of SSTx.