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Ugandan innovator creates shields for motorcycle taxis
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:28
In Uganda, motorcycles are a big part of the public transportation system, providing taxi service to their passengers. There are hundreds of thousands of these motorcycles, called boda-bodas, on the streets of Uganda. However, due to the close proximity ...
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Team design and develop a 3D printed mask for medical professional
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-30 12:13
Dr Dusty Ruchardson, Dr Spencer Zaugg and Colton Zaugg created the Montana Mask to provide proper face masks to medical professionals working to fight the Covid19. The Montana Mask is a 3D printable, highly efficient filtration mask that can be fitter to ...
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Medical researchers create barrier tent to protect medical professional treating patients with Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-16 10:23
A team of researchers at the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) developed a barrier tent to protect healthcare professional from being infected while treating patients with Covid-19. The tent was designed as an additional source of protection during the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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