Early Experiences Designing a Scalable COVID-19 Reusable Elastomeric Respirator

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q4 ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL

Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the Asme Pub Date : 2022-03-10 DOI:10.1115/1.4054055

Brianna L. Slatnick, Lumeng J. Yu, Alexander Yang, Kyle C Wu, Robert Crum, P. Betit, Mark Brown, Chad Pires, J. Priest, S. Staffa, Christopher Weldon, S. Fishman, Heung Bae Kim, Farokh R. Demehri

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers - especially respirators. In response to a lack of commercial respirator equipment, a multidisciplinary prototyping hackathon was held and the key components required to develop an inexpensive, scalable "COVID-19 Reusable Elastomeric Respirator" (RER-19) were identified. Available hospital supplies were assessed based on their published technical specifications to meet each of the key component requirements. The fully assembled prototype was then validated through user testing, and volunteers underwent standard fit testing with cardiopulmonary monitoring while wearing the RER-19 in a small pilot study. Multiple social media platforms were then used to disseminate educational information on respirator assembly, use, and maintenance. Here we present our institution's initial experience with prototyping to meet a specific healthcare challenge, in combination with prompt dissemination of information to educate and empower healthcare workers in the face of a critical PPE shortage during an unprecedented and evolving pandemic.

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设计可伸缩可重复使用的COVID-19弹性呼吸器的早期经验

新冠肺炎大流行导致医护人员的个人防护设备（PPE）空前短缺，尤其是呼吸器。针对缺乏商用呼吸器设备的问题，举办了一场多学科原型黑客马拉松，并确定了开发廉价、可扩展的“新冠肺炎可重复使用弹性呼吸器”（RER-19）所需的关键组件。根据公布的技术规范对可用的医院用品进行了评估，以满足每个关键部件的要求。然后，通过用户测试对完全组装好的原型进行了验证，在一项小型试点研究中，志愿者在佩戴RER-19时接受了心肺监测的标准贴合度测试。随后，多个社交媒体平台被用于传播有关呼吸器组装、使用和维护的教育信息。在这里，我们介绍了我们机构在原型设计方面的初步经验，以应对特定的医疗保健挑战，同时及时传播信息，在前所未有和不断演变的疫情期间，面对严重的个人防护用品短缺，教育和增强医护人员的能力。

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Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the Asme ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL-

CiteScore

1.80

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Medical Devices presents papers on medical devices that improve diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic treatments focusing on applied research and the development of new medical devices or instrumentation. It provides special coverage of novel devices that allow new surgical strategies, new methods of drug delivery, or possible reductions in the complexity, cost, or adverse results of health care. The Design Innovation category features papers focusing on novel devices, including papers with limited clinical or engineering results. The Medical Device News section provides coverage of advances, trends, and events.