A Cross University-Led COVID-19 Rapid-Response Effort: Design, Build, and Distribute Drexel AJFlex Face Shields.
Ann Biomed Eng
; 49(3): 950-958, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1103477
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a new cross-community leadership team came together, collaborated, coordinated across academic units with external community partners, and executed a joint mission to address the unmet clinical need for medical face shields during these unprecedented times. Key aspects of this success include the ability to forge and leverage new opportunities, overcome challenges, adapt to changing constraints, and serve the significant need across the Philadelphia region and healthcare systems. We teamed to design-build durable face shields (AJFlex Shields). This was accomplished by high-volume manufacturing via injection molding and by 3-D printing the key headband component that supports the protective shield. Partnering with industry collaborators and civic-minded community allies proved to be essential to bolster production and deliver approximately 33,000 face shields to more than 100 organizations in the region. Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, product designers, manufacturers, distributors, and dedicated volunteers is committed to continuing the design-build effort and providing Drexel AJFlex Shields to our communities.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Universities
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Manufacturing Industry
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Printing, Three-Dimensional
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Personal Protective Equipment
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Biomed Eng
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10439-021-02743-w
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