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A Jamaican Student Invented a Self-Disinfecting Door Handle for Hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’
By Andy CorbleyAug 14, 2025
"A Jamaican university student has invented a self-cleaning door handle that’s been described as a “life-saving design that fits” the reality of the Caribbean.
Using ultraviolet light, similar to various automatic cleaning devices invented and deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, it kills 99.9% of pathogens while being safe for humans and animals.
Bacteria multiplies and spreads fast in the tropical climate of the Caribbean, so it’s the ideal product for hospitals and other public buildings.
Inventor Rayvon Stewart won Jamaica’s Prime Minister’s National Youth Award and the Commonwealth Health Innovations Awards in the process of seeking a patent under international intellectual property law.
His story would be that of the classic second-generation immigrant to America: if he were one. But since he isn’t, Stewart and others view it as an outgrowth of the Caribbean’s growing science and engineering talent pool.
He and his cousin were the first in his family to attend university, having grown up in rough agricultural conditions on Jamaica’s Mount Prospect."
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A Jamaican Student Invented a Self-Disinfecting Door Handle for Hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’
The part of the handle you grab to open the door is under a set of ultraviolet lights that activate via a touch sensor.
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