Covid-19
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Multi patient-one ventilator setup
Solution Shared by FSMeireles on 2020-04-09 14:06
As the number of COVID-19 cases has increased, the number of patients in hospitals, and, therefore, the number of medical devices needed, has also escalated. This means that lifesaving devices, such as ventilators, are not abundant enough in certain ...
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Team 3D prints a tool to open doors without using hands
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-19 12:29
Because door handles are among the most germ-ingested objects, a team at Materialise developed a tool that allows to open doors without using hands. The easy-to-use openers do not require drilling holes or replacing doors’ handles. The tool is composed by ...
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Students prints 3D masks for local hospital
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-27 16:01
For Christian de Weck it all started when he saw on the news that Mass General Hospital was experiencing a severe shortage of masks, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and asked the help of everyone that had 3D printers available. Ever since he was young, ...
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Teenager creates innovation to make golf safer during the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-15 09:44
Ethan Wittman, a 15-year-old highschool student, is also a member of the Norsk Golf Club. To help his club get back to normal operation during the Covid-19 pandemic, while keeping the players safe, he created two hole cover models. The problem he ...
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Hands-free door handle to slow the spread of the new coronavirus
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-27 16:50
During the Covid-19 outbreak, Wyn Griffiths’ wife went to the hospital and realized that, despite being careful to frequently wash her hands, there was no way to avoid touching door handles. Realizing that door handles are a potential vehicle of infection ...
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Innovator develops a reusable mask with an interchangeable filter
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-07 15:23
Giovanni Becchina, developed a prototype of a reusable mask with an interchangeable filter to fight the shortage of protective gears during the Covid19 pandemic. The mask can be washed in water and 5% bleach. The filter used is a 3M 5953 P3 or 3M 5n1, ...
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Team 3D prints ventilator valves to save lives in Italy
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-25 08:36
Christian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli are a team of young Italian engineers that work for a company that specializes in 3D printing. They were living in a country severely affected by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “A few of our friends are ...
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Team develops emergency mask for hospital ventilators
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-25 08:59
Christian Fracassi and Alessandro Romano are a team of young Italian engineers that work for a company that specializes in 3D printing. During the Covid-19 pandemic they started printing ventilator valves for hospitas that were running out of that ...
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Team design and develop a 3D printed mask for medical professional
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-30 12:13
Dr Dusty Ruchardson, Dr Spencer Zaugg and Colton Zaugg created the Montana Mask to provide proper face masks to medical professionals working to fight the Covid19. The Montana Mask is a 3D printable, highly efficient filtration mask that can be fitter to ...
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Faculty and students design face shields with locally available components
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-27 16:47
A research team from universities in two continents is racing to develop ‘do-it-yourself’ healthcare gear. The aim is to have gears that can be developed and assembled from components available at the local level. “We’re trying to figure out how to get ...
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