How 3D Printing Is Helping in the Fight Against Coronavirus

3D printing companies like Prusa3D are calling on the wider community to help with printing essential medical devices like face shields. (Image source: Prusa3d) As hospitals and other medical facilities all over the world are experiencing a shortage of masks, shields, and other equipment in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak – the 3D printing community, from makers and hobbyists to major companies, are answering the call. “Ok 3D Printers [sic], if ever there was a moment for us its [sic] now. I received no less than 50 texts last night directly from local ER docs BEGGING for as many shields as we can get them. My little printfarm is not nearly enough. WE NEED YOU!” Over the weekend “Pooch”, a representative of California-based 3D print supplier Repkord, tweeted a call to action asking anyone with available 3D printers to assist in an effort to print face shields to be distributed to hospitals in need. The effort is being spearheaded by Prusa3D, a Czech company that produces its own line of open-source 3D printers. Prusa is providing specs and is making the files to print a protective face shield freely available to download. In a blog post, Prusa3D's founder, Josef Prusa, said that while it would be difficult to 3D-print more complex medical devices like respirators, 3D printers are more than capable of printing medical-quality face shields. “ We were notifie...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Tags: Design News Source Type: news