Over the span of one weekend, Formlabs, Northwell Health, and USF Health worked together to develop a nasal swab prototype and test it in the lab. The swabs have received FDA Class I exempt status.
Additive manufacturing technology leaders Carbon and HP are helping to produce critical medical parts. Meanwhile, residents at Massachusetts General Hospital have launched a “moonshot” competition to develop mechanical ventilators.
Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of personal protection equipment; initial goal of 5,000 full face shields by March 27 with more scaling possible.
When a hospital in Italy faced a shortage of ventilator valves for COVID-19 patients, putting several lives in jeopardy, an entrepreneur came forward to 3D print replacement parts. The manufacturer of the original valves has threatened to sue for...
A hospital in northern Italy needed valves for its respirators but it could not source any for immediate delivery through its normal supply chain. With some help from the local community, it was able to 3D print replacement parts on site.