Covid-19
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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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Women sew face masks at home to help in the shortage of protective equipment
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-02 10:21
Czech women joined forces via social media to sew face masks at home to help combat the spread of Covid19. The Facebook group “Czechia sews face masks” went viral after its launch on Sunday 15th March 2020, reaching 24,000 members in two days. "There ...
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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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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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Senior student creates face masks for people with hearing impairments
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-06 12:20
A college student from the Eastern Kentucky University is aiding the deaf and hard of hearing community by creating face masks that are suitable for them. "I just saw that people were making masks on Facebook for everyone to have instead of the ...
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