3D-printed protected face shields for health care workers in Covid-19 pandemic

Vincent Lemarteleur; Vincent Fouquet; Stéphane Le Goff; Laurent Tapie; Pascal Morenton; Aurélie Benoit; Elsa Vennat; Bruno Zamansky; Thomas Guilbert; Arnaud Depil-Duval; Anne-Laure Gaultier; Bertrand Tavitian; Patrick Plaisance; Pierre-Louis Tharaux; Pierre-François Ceccaldi; Jean-Pierre Attal; Elisabeth Dursun

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.005

3D-printed protected face shields for health care workers in Covid-19 pandemic

Am J Infect Control. 2021 Mar;49(3):389-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Authors

Vincent Lemarteleur¹, Vincent Fouquet², Stéphane Le Goff², Laurent Tapie², Pascal Morenton³, Aurélie Benoit², Elsa Vennat⁴, Bruno Zamansky², Thomas Guilbert⁵, Arnaud Depil-Duval⁶, Anne-Laure Gaultier⁷, Bertrand Tavitian⁸, Patrick Plaisance⁹, Pierre-Louis Tharaux¹⁰, Pierre-François Ceccaldi¹¹, Jean-Pierre Attal¹², Elisabeth Dursun¹³

Affiliations

¹ Center of Simulation iLumens Paris Diderot-Paris Nord, Faculty of Health, University of Paris, Paris, France.
² Innovative Dental Materials and Interfaces Research Unit (UR 4462), Faculty of Health, University of Paris, University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France.
³ CentraleSupélec, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
⁴ Innovative Dental Materials and Interfaces Research Unit (UR 4462), Faculty of Health, University of Paris, University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France; CentraleSupélec, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
⁵ Institut Cochin, Inserm (U1016), CNRS (UMR 8104), University of Paris, Paris, France.
⁶ Department of Emergency Medicine, Lariboisière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France.
⁷ Department of Radiology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France.
⁸ Department of Radiology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France; Paris Cardiovascular Centre (PARCC), Inserm, University of Paris, Paris, France.
⁹ Center of Simulation iLumens Paris Diderot-Paris Nord, Faculty of Health, University of Paris, Paris, France; Department of Emergency Medicine, Lariboisière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France.
¹⁰ Paris Cardiovascular Centre (PARCC), Inserm, University of Paris, Paris, France.
¹¹ Center of Simulation iLumens Paris Diderot-Paris Nord, Faculty of Health, University of Paris, Paris, France; Service of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beaujon Teaching Hospital (AP-HP), Clichy, France.
¹² Innovative Dental Materials and Interfaces Research Unit (UR 4462), Faculty of Health, University of Paris, University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France; Department of Dental and Oral Medicine, Charles Foix Hospital (AP-HP), Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
¹³ Innovative Dental Materials and Interfaces Research Unit (UR 4462), Faculty of Health, University of Paris, University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France; Department of Dental and Oral Medicine, Henri Mondor Hospital (AP-HP), Créteil, France. Electronic address: elisabeth.dursun@parisdescartes.fr.

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a shortage of protective equipment. To meet the request of eye-protecting devices, an interdisciplinary consortium involving practitioners, researchers, engineers and technicians developed and manufactured thousands of inexpensive 3D-printed face shields, inside hospital setting. This action leads to the concept of "concurrent, agile, and rapid engineering".

Keywords: Healthcare personnel; Protective equipment; SARS-COV-2.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / transmission*
Conjunctiva / virology
Eye Protective Devices / supply & distribution*
Eye Protective Devices / virology
Health Personnel
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
Personal Protective Equipment / virology
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
SARS-CoV-2