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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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Radio Shows turns seniors into DJs to keep them engaged during the pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-05 18:28
“Isolation is really a hard thing for seniors in the best of times. Now they can’t even get together and see each other for meals”, is how Mitch Bennet explains the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has on the elderly living in nursing homes and assisted care ...
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Couple develops system to decontaminate thousands of N95 masks
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-05 15:39
Couple develops system to decontaminate thousands of N95 masks Laurie and Kevin Hommema are a married couple from Columbus Ohio. Laurie is a family physician at the OhioHealth hospital network and Kevin is a principal researcher at Battelle Memorial ...
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Neighborhoods organize teddy bear hunts to keep children entertained during the pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-13 18:40
Around the world, in countries experiencing lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, neighborhoods came up with a joint solution to help children cope with the isolation: giant teddy bear hunts. The initiative was inspired by the popular children’s book “We ...
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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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Robot to help hospitalized patients keep in touch with their loved ones
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-02 22:17
Patients who were hospitalized during the Covid-19 pandemic were not allowed to receive visits from their loved-ones, in order to prevent the spread of the virus. However, to make sure the patients could still keep in touch with their family and friends, ...
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Designers create cardboard mask with replaceable filter
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-29 11:28
Designers from Russia have developed a protective face mask that can be constructed out of cardboard and fitted with interchangeable filters. The product is called the BUMASK and has a very simple design, consisting of a foldable pattern that can be ...
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Company releases designs for posters to display information about Covid-19 procedures
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-20 16:17
Amidst the Covi-19 pandemic, society citizens had to adjust to life during the pandemic. With countries going over the peak of the disease’s spread and slowly lifting lockdown restrictions, life was slowing getting back to normal, but under the paradigm ...
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Tracking COVID19 in Syrian Refugees
Solution Shared by aralsurmeli on 2020-08-11 18:37
HERA is a digital health platform that was created to help Syrian refugees living in Turkey access critical prenatal care and childhood vaccinations. In March 2020, in response to the changing needs and realities of the global community, we decided to ...
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Team develops swabs to test for Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-08 14:17
Dr Ramy Arnaout, Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), was aware of the shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs necessary to test patients for Covid-19. So, he put together a team and started coordinating a ...
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