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• DIY face shield to overcome the protective equipment shortage

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-28 10:34

  

  The YouTube channel JKL shared a tutorial to make a face shield at home using common items. The materials required are:- 2 little plastic bottles- Kitchen sponge- Hair band- Tape It takes around 3 minutes to make the face shield, and it should only be ...

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• Designer shares the projects for 3D printed goggles

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-05-06 11:27

  

  To fight the shortage of protective equipment during the Covid-19 outbreak, a maker shared a design for 3D printed goggles to be used as protection from splashes emited by infected people. The 3D components of the googles form the frame. The lenses are ...

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• University develops mobile decontamination unit for face masks

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-16 10:36

  

  During the Covid-19 pandemic, many healthcare facilities all over the world were experiencing shortages of protective equipment necessary to deal with infected patients. In order to help solve this problem, a team of researchers from the Louisiana State ...

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• Experts created protective shields especially designed for dentists

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-16 09:33

  

  During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Portuguese government ordered the temporary suspension of dentistry and stomatology practices, except in cases of emergency, due to the potential for infection during those procedures. “The proximity with the oral cavity, ...

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• Homemade sterilizer box for protective gear during Covid19 pandemic

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-27 11:28

  

  Because of the rapid spreading of the coronavirus infection, there is a worldwide shortage of personal protective gear. Usually, protective gears should be used one time only, but Erik is proposing a sterilization box to reuse the equipment until ...

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• University creates masks made from materials available in hospitals

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-23 12:34

  

  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities all over the world were experiencing severe shortages of medical and protective equipment. To tackle this problem, a team from the Department of anesthesiology at the University of Florida Health ...

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• Family of doctors and entrepreneurs develops disinfection unit for healthcare workers

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-04 18:45

  

  The Tripon family is one of doctors, dentists and entreperneurs. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they were worried about the safety of their loved-ones, especially due to the lack of protective equipment that was being felt in healthcare facilites all over ...

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• Citizen designs a homemade protective mask for the Covid-19 epidemics

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-25 17:11

  

  Paolo developed a homemade protection mask because protection gears have become difficult to find in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. His design is homemade and does not replace professional and certified products, it represents emergency protection ...

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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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• Initiative creates open source protective equipment made out of recycled plastic

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-07 17:42

  

  Groups of makers around the World came together during the Covid-19 pandemic to produce protective equipment to tackle the overall shortage of these essential materials. One such group, called Precious Plastic, started doing the same but with a focus on ...

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