Health & Medical Care
In the developing world, access to quality healthcare is a luxury. Fortunately, point-of-use healthcare tools and mobile health applications leapfrog the complex health systems of the developed world - allowing for faster, easier, and more affordable health care delivery. Health is a human right, and our solutions help make it a reality.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace
This is a negative pressure isolation head box.
Also known as the Badger Box, this is a chamber that is placed around the hospitalized patient’s head to contain flashing droplets and airborne particles/viruses. The box also has four “hand ...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace
This is a protective face shield.
The shield is designed to be single use and comprises a foam forehead band and rigid plastic mask. The face shield design and manufacturing guidance has been published as open source, freely available ...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace
This is an Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) hood.
The hood is designed to be worn by medical staff and is used to filter air and inflate a bubble around the wearer’s head to reject any contaminants. The hoods connect to commercial blowers ...
Pandemija
Information updated: May 14th 2020
This is an Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) mask. CroResp comprises a respirator with eye protection made from a diving mask, adapter and virus filter. The respirator is designed for personal use at the ...
Design that Matters
Information updated: April 24th 2020
This is a 3D-printable headband.
From the open source design, a headband can be printed, to which a transparent face shield can be attached that limits aerosol and splatter exposure from in front and ...
EPAM Continuum
This is a protective face mask. The GENTL Mask is a flat-cut, three-layer design that utilizes industrial-grade filter materials capable of capturing particulates down to 1 micron, sealed between two layers of non-woven polypropylene. The mask ...
Johnny Lee
Information updated: April 10th 2020
This is a Pump device.
This project documents the process of converting a low-cost CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) blower into a rudimentary non-invasive pressure support ventilator that ...
MIT
Information updated: April 13th 2020
The face shield is intended to protect the user from splashes and be worn with surgical mask or respirator to provides liquid barrier protection for medical use.
The single-piece medical face shield ...
University of Southampton
Information updated: May 3rd 2020
This is an Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) hood.
Personal respirators use a fan to draw in air, through a filter, and deliver it to an enclosed hood or face mask. PeRSo (Personal Respirator Southampton) ...
University College London
The UCL-Ventura breathing aid is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device that supports patients with breathing difficulties. It works by pushing an air-oxygen mix into the mouth and nose at a continuous pressure, keeping airways ...