Image credit: GT Research Horizons
GCMI, in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Tech Pediatric Technology Center, has completed our first design files for those wishing to produce Face Shields for healthcare providers, the first in what we hope will be a series of designs for badly needed PPE items.
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https://gcmiatl.org/COVID-19-personal-protective-equipment
Related: “Do It Yourself Medical Devices and Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against Covid-19” from Georgia Tech Research Horizons.
“Initially we were just thinking about meeting the needs of Atlanta, but cities everywhere need them,” said Saad Bhamla, an assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering who specializes in “frugal science” – creating inexpensive lab devices. “We have created great models that can be used to create a pipeline of instructions that others can use. The face shields will set the stage for other device models as they become available.”
“The goal right now is to develop solutions that can be sourced locally and that we can produce now,” said Tiffany Wilson, GCMI’s CEO. “We are working with Georgia Tech and others on how we can suggest modifying the designs to optimize them for the current environment. We are helping make sure designs are clinically validated with an eye toward scalability.”
Interested media contact:
Amy Leiter, GCMI