Photos: Samir Rodrigues
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical supplies have become scarce. In several countries around the world, such as Italy, the Netherlands and others, there was a lack of equipment to protect healthcare workers. This was reflected in a high rate of contamination of these professionals. In Brazil, we followed the same path.
To try to solve this problem, Dr. Alexandre Miranda was one of the creators of the SOS3DCOVID19 action (www.sos3dcovid19.com.br), together with engineers, professors and university students, to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) voluntarily and free of charge.
Initially, Dr. Alexandre Miranda helped with the production of face shields, created using 3D printing. However, each unit took an average of 2 hours to print. For this reason, Dr. Alexandre Miranda set out to develop a new face shield, created using only PETg. This one has the advantage of being created industrially, on a large scale.
3D printed Face Shield
But it wasn't enough just to have a good idea; a significant donation of funds was needed to make large-scale production viable. Dr. Alexandre Miranda then secured a partnership with the COI institute (Centro de Oncologia Integardo - http://institutocoi.org). The latter financed the production of 10,000 units, which were donated to SUS.
Face Shield 2-Simple (easy to assemble and only 2 pieces)
Donation of the first 2,500 units of the 2 Simple