--- description: Find out why Under the Weather IntubationPod is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Under the Weather IntubationPod: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e28bdcff1da0b25/698a143bb3fce369f60c7646/best-inventions-of-2020-IntubationPod-7.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # A Personal Bubble Under the Weather IntubationPod by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy When Rick Pescovitz, CEO of [Under the Weather](https://utwpods.com/ "undefined"), designed his first personal plastic bubble to protect from the elements, he thought, Who in the world would wear this thing? Then the pandemic hit, and the semi-enclosed space that the pods create found a new, all-weather purpose: protecting frontline workers. Hospitals use the IntubationPod ($69–$99), which covers the wearer’s head and shoulders, to shield both patients and workers during medical procedures, while longer versions, which have openings for the arms and extend to the hips or beyond, appeal to teachers and police officers. _—_ _Alice Park_ **Buy now:** [Under the Weather IntubationPod](https://utwpods.com/collections/healthcare/products/intubationpod "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911388/under-the-weather-intubationpod/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911388/under-the-weather-intubationpod/"},"headline":"A Personal Bubble","datePublished":"2020-11-19T13:51:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:46:06.115Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911388/under-the-weather-intubationpod/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e28bdcff1da0b25/698a143bb3fce369f60c7646/best-inventions-of-2020-IntubationPod-7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e28bdcff1da0b25/698a143bb3fce369f60c7646/best-inventions-of-2020-IntubationPod-7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911388/under-the-weather-intubationpod/","name":"A Personal Bubble"}}]}] ```