Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 Mar;49(3):950-958. doi: 10.1007/s10439-021-02743-w. Epub 2021 Feb 26.
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a new cross-community leadership team came together, collaborated, coordinated across academic units with external community partners, and executed a joint mission to address the unmet clinical need for medical face shields during these unprecedented times. Key aspects of this success include the ability to forge and leverage new opportunities, overcome challenges, adapt to changing constraints, and serve the significant need across the Philadelphia region and healthcare systems. We teamed to design-build durable face shields (AJFlex Shields). This was accomplished by high-volume manufacturing via injection molding and by 3-D printing the key headband component that supports the protective shield. Partnering with industry collaborators and civic-minded community allies proved to be essential to bolster production and deliver approximately 33,000 face shields to more than 100 organizations in the region. Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, product designers, manufacturers, distributors, and dedicated volunteers is committed to continuing the design-build effort and providing Drexel AJFlex Shields to our communities.
本文旨在展示一个新的跨社区领导团队如何走到一起，协作，协调学术单位与外部社区合作伙伴，并执行联合任务，以满足在这些前所未有的时期对医用面罩的未满足的临床需求。成功的关键包括能够创造和利用新的机会、克服挑战、适应不断变化的限制以及满足整个费城地区和医疗系统的巨大需求。我们联手设计制造耐用的面罩（AJFlex 盾牌）。这是通过注塑实现的大批量制造和通过 3D 打印支撑防护盾牌的关键头带组件来实现的。与行业合作伙伴和有社会意识的社区盟友合作，对于提高产量并向该地区的 100 多个组织交付约 33000 个面罩至关重要。我们的工程师、临床医生、产品设计师、制造商、分销商和敬业的志愿者组成的跨学科团队致力于继续设计和制造工作，并向我们的社区提供 Drexel AJFlex 盾牌。
