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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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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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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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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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Volunteers developing and delivering visors to healthcare professionals in Portugal
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-21 15:21
The 3D Mask PT is a project started on the 19th of March 2020, when the team produced and delivered a batch of visors to several hospitals in Lisbon to be used, tested and approved by their medical teams. 3D Mask PT aims not only to print visors but also ...
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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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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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Mother creates superhero face shields to keep children protected
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:35
Maysa Talerd, a single mother from Thailand, has created a way to make face shields appealing for children. During the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities all over the world were encouraging their citizens to wear face masks and/or protective shields – ...
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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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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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