Formlabs Is 3D Printing More than 100,000 COVID-19 Test Swabs Daily

3D printer company Formlabs reports that it is now using its 250+ in-house 3D printers at its Ohio-based printing facility to produce up to 150,000 COVID-19 test swabs per day. The swabs are being used on patients at hospitals and healthcare providers across the country experiencing test kit shortages, including New York’s largest hospital system, Northwell Health, and Tampa General Hospital. Over the span of one weekend, Formlabs, Northwell Health, and University of South Florida (USF) Health worked together to develop and test a nasal swab prototype, said Formlabs. In just two days, USF Health and Northwell, using Formlabs’ 3D printers and autoclavable resins, developed prototypes that received a variety of hospital approvals, and have now received FDA Class I Exempt status and are in compliance with new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, said Formlabs. The nasopharyngeal swabs will be provided to patients at Northwell Health and USF Health, and the design will be shared with other institutions across the country via Formlabs COVID-19 Response page. 3D-printed nasal swabs. Image courtesy Formlabs/University of South Florida Health. "This is a prime example of the incredible impact we can have on human lives when teams of experts across academia, healthcare delivery, and the tech industry come together," said Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, Senior Vice President for USF Health and Dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Med...
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