DOTmed April 1, 2020
A number of industries are stepping up to supply hospitals with necessary resources to care for patients infected with COVID-19 including those in the 3D printing profession.
From cotton swabs to protective personal equipment, companies, universities and research institutes are producing 3D printed replicas to meet the demands of overworked health systems which are seeing depletions in their supplies of masks, ventilators and other crucial equipment.
Stratasys for instance, recently assembled a coalition of members to create 3D printed face shields and and visors that cover the entire face of clinicians when caring for coronavirus patients. The coalition to date has amassed more than 150 members, including Boeing, General Atomics, Medtronic, Dunwoody College of Technology, the University of Central Florida,...