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Combining a common full-face snorkel mask with a high performance air filter used in anaesthetic equipment and ventilators made it possible to develop a reusable face mask for use by medical staff.. This inventive adaptation might help to overcome the global shortage of specialist masks and improve safety for both doctors and patients during intubation and intensive care procedures where the risk of infection is highest





3D printed connector

In our wish to make the connector accessible and able to be replicated for medical use globally during the current Coronavirus crisis we reached out to the TU Delft with our first 3D prototype. The design of the connector has been optimized to fit to make a safe and reliable seal.

Our thingiverse link is currently unavailable until we have found a solution to overcome possible inward leakage and validation of the level of protection.

A solution to overcome the risk of inward leakage could be combining the mask with possitive air pressure.



For links to adaptors for other filters and other projects go to the other interestingprojects page



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Video with instructions how to make the adaptation



How to make a Covid Lifesaver Mask if you don't have a 3D printer Nino van der Wilk, anaesthesiologist at Haaglanden Medisch Centrum in the Hague, Netherlands, saw the potential of combining the two existing proven techniques and produced a first functional prototype.

A modification that can be applied manually

This is method 1 Which involves the use of a burner to melt a hole in the snorkel housing. In method 2, a drill is used instead.



This is method 2 Which involves the use of a drill to bore a hole in the snorkel housing. In method 1, a burner is used instead.

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