NEJM November 10, 2021
Meghan C. McCarthy, MSc, PhD, Matthew A. Di Prima, PhD, Phillip Cruz, PhD, Brandon Ribic, PhD, John Wilczynski, Beth A. Ripley, MD & James C. Coburn, MSc

How a public-private collaboration, Covid 3D TRUST, has helped to address critical supply shortages by empowering designers, manufacturers, and users of 3D-printed PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Summary

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, health care workers expressed desperate needs for personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, and medical accessories. In response, three-dimensional (3D) printing and additive manufacturing (3DP/AM) technologies emerged as a solution to quickly fill some gaps in the supply chain. In addition, several public agencies and private groups started the Covid 3D TRUST initiative, which created a (1) digital repository of 3D-printable PPE and medical models with scientifically based ratings from VA testing and...

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