Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v...
by TaylorAlexander on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:59AM
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I feel like we as the tech community need to let hospitals know we’re available to help with design and 3D printing of critical parts. But how wouldn’t the hospitals know what parts are 3D printable and how would we ever organize to contact them? I’m in the Bay Area and I could make myself available to design and print anything anyone needs. Does anyone have ideas on how to determine what parts would be helpful?
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Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v...
by ENOTTY on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:20AM
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I urge makers and more professionalized 3D printers to familiarize themselves with FDA guidelines[1] on 3D printing and internalize their thinking. No doubt this will slow you down, but you have time right now to prepare before the shortages begin. This will make things safer for patients, give confidence to medical professionals that you have your head in the right place, and likely demonstrate good faith in the event that the FDA comes after you (after the COVID-19 crisis ends).
I recommend reading "Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Medical Devices". Then start discussions in your professional societies to make contact with the FDA as a group and start to develop guidance targeted for the COVID-19 emergency.
[1]: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/products-and-medical-pro...