COVID-19 and a novel initiative to improve safety by 3D printing personal protective equipment parts from computed tomography

Abstract Background Powered air-purifying respirators are in short supply and can break down with extended use. Replacement parts can become hard to acquire. The aim of this study was to create an innovative quality improvement proof of concept using rapid prototyping. Methods Here we report three c...

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Principais autores:	John J. Coté, John Haggstrom, Ranuga Vivekanandan, Kristin A. Coté, Daniel L. Real, David P. Weber, Anne Cheng, Nicholas G. Dubay, Robin Farias-Eisner
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2020-08-01
coleção:	3D Printing in Medicine
Assuntos:	COVID-19 Computed tomography 3D printing Personal protective equipment Powered air-purifying respirator
Acesso em linha:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-020-00073-6
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