Use of 3D printing in production of personal protective equipment (PPE) - a review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM. Jafferson ◽  
Shivam Pattanashetti
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment

scholarly journals 3D Printing to Support the Shortage in Personal Protective Equipment Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostapha Tarfaoui ◽  
Mourad Nachtane ◽  
Ibrahim Goda ◽  
Yumna Qureshi ◽  
Hamza Benyahia
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Tract Infections

Currently, the emergence of a novel human coronavirus disease, named COVID-19, has become a great global public health concern causing severe respiratory tract infections in humans. Yet, there is no specific vaccine or treatment for this COVID-19 where anti-disease measures rely on preventing or slowing the transmission of infection from one person to another. In particularly, there is a growing effort to prevent or reduce transmission to frontline healthcare professionals. However, it is becoming an increasingly international concern respecting the shortage in the supply chain of critical single-use personal protective equipment (PPE). To that scope, we aim in the present work to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest 3D printing efforts against COVID-19, including professional additive manufacturing (AM) providers, makers and designers in the 3D printing community. Through this review paper, the response to several questions and inquiries regarding the following issues are addressed: technical factors connected with AM processes; recommendations for testing and characterizing medical devices that additively manufactured; AM materials that can be used for medical devices; biological concerns of final 3D printed medical parts, comprising biocompatibility, cleaning and sterility; and limitations of AM technology.

scholarly journals Integrated 3D printing solution to mitigate shortages of airway consumables and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferran Fillat-Gomà ◽  
Sergi Coderch-Navarro ◽  
Laia Martínez-Carreres ◽  
Núria Monill-Raya ◽  
Toni Nadal-Mir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Online Catalogue

Abstract Background To cope with shortages of equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a nonprofit end-to-end system to identify, validate, regulate, manufacture, and distribute 3D-printed medical equipment. Here we describe the local and global impact of this system. Methods Together with critical care experts, we identified potentially lacking medical equipment and proposed solutions based on 3D printing. Validation was based on the ISO 13485 quality standard for the manufacturing of customized medical devices. We posted the design files for each device on our website together with their technical and printing specifications and created a supply chain so that hospitals from our region could request them. We analyzed the number/type of items, petitioners, manufacturers, and catalogue views. Results Among 33 devices analyzed, 26 (78·8%) were validated. Of these, 23 (88·5%) were airway consumables and 3 (11·5%) were personal protective equipment. Orders came from 19 (76%) hospitals and 6 (24%) other healthcare institutions. Peak production was reached 10 days after the catalogue was published. A total of 22,135 items were manufactured by 59 companies in 18 sectors; 19,212 items were distributed to requesting sites during the busiest days of the pandemic. Our online catalogue was also viewed by 27,861 individuals from 113 countries. Conclusions 3D printing helped mitigate shortages of medical devices due to problems in the global supply chain.

scholarly journals Integrated 3D Printing Solution to Mitigate Shortages of Airway Consumables and Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferran Fillat-Gomà ◽  
Sergi Coderch-Navarro ◽  
Laia Martínez-Carreres ◽  
Núria Monill-Raya ◽  
Toni Nadal-Mir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Online Catalogue

Abstract Background: To cope with shortages of equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a nonprofit end-to-end system to identify, validate, regulate, manufacture, and distribute 3D-printed medical equipment. Here we describe the local and global impact of this system. Methods: Together with critical care experts, we identified potentially lacking medical equipment and proposed solutions based on 3D printing. Validation was based on the ISO 13485 quality standard for the manufacturing of customized medical devices. We posted the design files for each device on our website together with their technical and printing specifications and created a supply chain so that hospitals from our region could request them. We analyzed the number/type of items, petitioners, manufacturers, and catalogue views.Results: Among 33 devices analyzed, 26 (78·8%) were validated. Of these, 23 (88·5%) were airway consumables and 3 (11·5%) were personal protective equipment. Orders came from 19 (76%) hospitals and 6 (24%) other healthcare institutions. Peak production was reached 10 days after the catalogue was published. A total of 22,135 items were manufactured by 59 companies in 18 sectors; 19,212 items were distributed to requesting sites during the busiest days of the pandemic. Our online catalogue was also viewed by 27,861 individuals from 113 countries.Conclutions: 3D printing helped mitigate shortages of medical devices due to problems in the global supply chain.

scholarly journals 3D Printing for Medical Applications: Current State of the Art and Perspectives during the COVID-19 Crisis

Surgeries ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-259
Author(s):  
Andrew Hagen ◽  
Megan Chisling ◽  
Kevin House ◽  
Tal Katz ◽  
Laila Abelseth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Extreme Stress ◽  
Current State ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Recent Trends

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected over one hundred million people worldwide and has resulted in over two million deaths. In addition to the toll that coronavirus takes on the health of humans infected with the virus and the potential long term effects of infection, the repercussions of the pandemic on the economy as well as on the healthcare system have been enormous. The global supply of equipment necessary for dealing with the pandemic experienced extreme stress as healthcare systems around the world attempted to acquire personal protective equipment for their workers and medical devices for treating COVID-19. This review describes how 3D printing is currently being used in life saving surgeries such as heart and lung surgery and how 3D printing can address some of the worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment, by examining recent trends of the use of 3D printing and how these technologies can be applied during and after the pandemic. We review the use of 3D printed models for treating the long term effects of COVID-19. We then focus on methods for generating face shields and different types of respirators. We conclude with areas for future investigation and application of 3D printing technology.

scholarly journals Sosialisasi Perawatan dan Pembuatan Face Shield bagi Tenaga Kesehatan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-446
Author(s):  
Nuzulia Khoiriyah ◽  
Sri Mulyono ◽  
Bagus Satrio Waluyo Poetro
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
3D Printer ◽  
3D Printing Technology ◽  
Solid Objects

Face shield is one of the important PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for health workers in health services in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic as it is today. The limited number of face shield will certainly hamper the health services provided by the hospital. This Community Services activity was carried out at RSI Sultan Agung and RSIGM Sultan Agung to provide training on making face shield independently and also maintenance, so that face shield is more durable and not easily damaged. The tool used is a 3D printer which is easy to operate. 3D Printing technology will produce solid objects, and not like printing a sheet of paper on a printer that is commonly used. Design 3D models using CAD software. This activity was attended by 80 participants. 91.25% of participants are interested in making their own face shields as an effort to meet the need for face shields From the Community Services activities, around 100 face shields were produced which were handed over to the hospital. 

scholarly journals 3D-printed snorkel mask adapter for failed N95 fit tests and personal protective equipment shortages

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Shiv Dalla ◽  
Rohit Shinde ◽  
Jack Ayres ◽  
Stephen Waller ◽  
Jay Nachtigal
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Health System ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Fit Testing ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Full Face ◽  
The University

Personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages persist amidst increasing COVID-19 caseloads. These shortages encouraged some to pursue 3D printing to produce stopgap N95 alternatives. The design presented is an adapter for a commercially available snorkel mask to serve as a full-face respirator, used in dire PPE shortages or in individuals who failed fit testing. Masks were fit tested at The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS. The mask was fit tested on 22 individuals who previously failed fit testing, and all passed qualitative fit testing with the snorkel mask, adapter and viral filter apparatus. The authors endorse this design as a stopgap measure, proven to be effective in situations of dire PPE shortage or for individuals who have failed fit testing with conventional PPE.

scholarly journals Integrated 3D printing solution to mitigate shortages of airway consumables and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferran Fillat-Gomà ◽  
Sergi Coderch-Navarro ◽  
Laia Martínez-Carreres ◽  
Núria Monill-Raya ◽  
Toni Nadal-Mir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Online Catalogue

Abstract Background: To cope with shortages of equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a nonprofit end-to-end system to identify, validate, regulate, manufacture, and distribute 3D-printed medical equipment. Here we describe the local and global impact of this system. Methods: Together with critical care experts, we identified potentially lacking medical equipment and proposed solutions based on 3D printing. Validation was based on the ISO 13485 quality standard for the manufacturing of customized medical devices. We posted the design files for each device on our website together with their technical and printing specifications and created a supply chain so that hospitals from our region could request them. We analyzed the number/type of items, petitioners, manufacturers, and catalogue views.Results: Among 33 devices analyzed, 26 (78·8%) were validated. Of these, 23 (88·5%) were airway consumables and 3 (11·5%) were personal protective equipment. Orders came from 19 (76%) hospitals and 6 (24%) other healthcare institutions. Peak production was reached 10 days after the catalogue was published. A total of 22,135 items were manufactured by 59 companies in 18 sectors; 19,212 items were distributed to requesting sites during the busiest days of the pandemic. Our online catalogue was also viewed by 27,861 individuals from 113 countries.Conclusions: 3D printing helped mitigate shortages of medical devices due to problems in the global supply chain.

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