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Protective Face Shield that can be built in less than a minute
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-02 13:09
A team at NYU designed a face shield for healthcare workers that can be built in less than a minute. This design was created in response to the severe lack of protective equipment, necessary to face the COVID-19 pandemic, that was being reported by ...
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Homemade face shield to fight the protective gears shortage
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-13 10:35
Website shares instructions on how to make a face shield at home to use as last resort, when proper protective gears are not available. The materials needed are:- small plastic bucket with handle- clear plastic sheet- double-sided tape- flat elastic It ...
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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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Inventor creates foot-operated door pedal to help contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-16 10:30
During the Covid-19 pandemic, engineer and inventor Michael Aiken developed the “Anti-covid-19 Door Opener” that allows people to open doors by using their feet. According to the project’s page on the Instructables website, the innovator states that “The ...
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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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Mother designs protective dividers to keep children safe in their classrooms
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-04 18:39
Louise Stephenson was worried about the prospect of her son going back to school, as school re-open after the easing of lockdown measures put in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Her main concern was how Harry, a 11-year-old, would be able to stay safe ...
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Platform provides custom face masks to healthcare workers
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-15 15:49
During the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare services all over the world were experiencing shortages of Personal Protective Equipment. Jesse Chang, a 3D industry expert, “was very concerned with the shortage and how dire the situation was to have forced ...
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Company releases plans for hood that protects doctors when intubating Covid-19 patients
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-25 13:47
Akaer is a Brazilian company that develops high tech solutions for Aerospace and Defense Markets. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, they felt the need to use their expertise and resources to contribute in some way to the fight against the virus. ...
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High School students create intubation box to protect doctors
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-07 11:55
High School students from The Village School are trying to do their part and contribute to find solutions to help in the fight against the new coronavirus. Knowing about the shortage of protective equipment in healthcare facilities, they have created a ...
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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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