Covid-19

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• Teacher designs ear guards to relieve pain from wearing face masks

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-08 12:21

  

  Craig Wiles, Head of Design and Technology at Strathallan School, heard that healthcare workers were suffering from pain and blisters cause by wearing face masks for extended periods of time. “I knew there must be something we could do to help.” So, he ...

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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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• Business owner develops a sneeze barrier to reduce Covid19 transmissions

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-14 10:50

  

  Kim Magraw developed the sneeze guard after receiving a call from a customer asking him to create something that would work as a barrier between people. "It places a barrier so anybody who sneezes or has a sneeze or is breathing, the virus is unable ...

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• Doctors create airtight chamber to transport Covid-19 patients safely

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-18 16:15

  

  A group of doctors from the Aureus Institute of Medical Sciences developed a equipment called CoviSafe – a container “box” designed to safely transport patients infected with Covid-19. The necessity was brought up by the difficulties encountered in ...

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• Mother shares solution to help her autistic son wear a face mask

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-13 18:32

  

  Following the health and safety measures recommended during the Covid-19 pandemic was a challenge to some people, especially those dealing with disabilities or difficult health condition. That was the case of Christina Farley’s son, Zachary, who is ...

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• Designer creates portable hook to open doors without using your hands

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-09 17:22

  

  Designer Steve Brooks was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and wanted to come up with a device that could allow people to open door without touching the handles. So he designed the Hygienehook, a portable and personal device ...

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• Team develops mask accessory to improve the efficiency of surgical mask

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-07 18:00

  

  Sabrina Paseman’s brother-in-law is a hospital worker and reported that, soon after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United stated, the hospital was quickly running out of N95 protective masks. Trying to help, Sabrina spent some days calling mask ...

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• Public library creates device to sanitize books through UV radiation

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-26 16:54

  

  In the Indonesian Island of Java, a library has developed a mechanism to sterilize books using ultraviolet light. The device is called Dropbox and has the form of a filling cabinet, with six drawers that can fit 14 books each. Inside, there are 5 UV light ...

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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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• Inventor develops an infrared detectors mask to identify high temperature in individuals

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-26 12:28

  

  A mask with two infrared detectors that detect temperature. The detectors are based on the Seed Studio Grove MLX90615 Digital Infrared Temperature Sensor. The temperature data are shown through a Grove – OLED Display 1.12” V2. The digital infrared ...

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