Friday, April 3, 2020

3D-Printed Face Shields and Eye Shields Provide Help During COVID-19 Pandemic

A friend of mine is a PhD who attended Rutgers. He sent me this info. If you own a 3-D printer, there's a way YOU can contribute during the on-going COVID crisis. If you have a friend who owns one, forward it to them. Every little bit helps. Ron P.
PS I'll also post this in the Forums, though how long it'll stay up is anyone's guess. R

3D-Printed Face Shields and Eye Shields Provide Help During COVID-19 Pandemic
Excerpt: A few days after reading about how Czech inventor and one of the giants in the 3-D printing industry, Josef Prusa, had developed a series of Ministry of Health–verified prototypes to create a design for face shields, Hanna learned health care teams in the area were running low on this PPE and immediately thought he could help provide a solution. “I used Prusa’s design for the face shield and went to Staples to pick up some Fellowes crystal presentation covers, which I cut out by hand to create the clear shield,” Hanna said. “I found a design for eye shields that is practically identical to the commercially purchased ones we use here and started 3D printing those as well. I really focused on those because there are technological limitations that make face mask production more difficult.” Because safety is critical, Hanna said he limited his current efforts to designs that have already been industry proven. [At the bottom of the article are links to “industry standard” specifications for both eye- and face-shields. If you have a 3-D printer, YOU might be able to help. The article also specifically mentions that these shields can be re-sterilized with Ultra Violet light for repeated use. I have no idea what the maker’s cost of materials might be, but if it saves some healthcare worker’s life, it’s probably worth doing 5 or 10 times. Ron P.]

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