3D-printed protected face shields for health care workers in Covid-19 pandemic

Am J Infect Control. 2021 Mar;49(3):389-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a shortage of protective equipment. To meet the request of eye-protecting devices, an interdisciplinary consortium involving practitioners, researchers, engineers and technicians developed and manufactured thousands of inexpensive 3D-printed face shields, inside hospital setting. This action leads to the concept of "concurrent, agile, and rapid engineering".

Keywords: Healthcare personnel; Protective equipment; SARS-COV-2.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 / transmission*
  • Conjunctiva / virology
  • Eye Protective Devices / supply & distribution*
  • Eye Protective Devices / virology
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
  • Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
  • Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
  • Personal Protective Equipment / virology
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*
  • SARS-CoV-2