Start Date

5-28-2020 9:00 AM

End Date

5-28-2020 5:00 PM

Description

  • A team from the Thomas Jefferson University Health Design Lab worked with local engineers at FKB to create a 3-D replacement model for the faulty component
  • A new component was designed to function with existing battery components
  • The new component was created using a desktop fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3-D printer with polylactic acid (PLA) filament

Keywords

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, PAPR, PPE, powered air-purifying respirator, 3-D printing

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Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

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May 28th, 9:00 AM May 28th, 5:00 PM

Repairing a Damaged Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Battery Component Component with 3-D Printing

  • A team from the Thomas Jefferson University Health Design Lab worked with local engineers at FKB to create a 3-D replacement model for the faulty component
  • A new component was designed to function with existing battery components
  • The new component was created using a desktop fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3-D printer with polylactic acid (PLA) filament