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International team develops a cheap ventilator with off-the-shelf components
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-02 17:19
The 26 physicists of the DarkSide experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed a new mechanical ventilator they hope to mass produce quickly and cheaply with off-the-shelf components. The new design has been spearheaded by Cristiano ...
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Inventor designs a 3D printed toothbrush for the oral care of ventilated patients
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-02 11:27
Dhaval Trivedi designed a 3D printed toothbrush for ventilated patients to be used when disposable products are not available. Good oral care of ICU patients is linked to better survivorship and reduced ventilatory associated pneumonia. Dhaval’s open ...
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Inventor shares designs for a social distancing laser hat
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-16 10:19
Youtube user StupotMcDoodlepip created a Social Distancing Laser Hat to help people maintain the correct distance between each other, to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The device consists of a rigid hat on top of which there is a rotating ...
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Researchers develop a device able to monitor trends in flu-like illnesses to aid prevention mechanisms
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-07 10:40
Scientists from the University of Massachusetts developed a portable device, FluSense, powered by artificial intelligence to detect coughing and crowd size in real time. The device analyses the data which are used to monitor trends in flu-like illnesses ...
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Homemade face shield to fight the protective gears shortage
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-13 10:35
Website shares instructions on how to make a face shield at home to use as last resort, when proper protective gears are not available. The materials needed are:- small plastic bucket with handle- clear plastic sheet- double-sided tape- flat elastic It ...
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Catalogue with tips and tricks to create a better home environment for people with dementia
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-12-16 14:23
An independent initiative, with representatives from Singapore have created a catalogue of tips and tricks for a dementia-friendly home. There are millions of people in the world suffering from dementia but their homes and family members are often ...
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Hug Time – Woman creates a COVID-safe environment for hugging her grandmother
Solution Shared by André Dias on 2022-02-11 14:43
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic hit the majority of countries very hard. In response to high infection and mortality rates, restrictive measures were imposed to the general population. One of the most effective, yet, heart-breaking measures, was social distancing. ...
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University organises remote graduation ceremony with robots for its students
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-05-04 14:52
The Japanese college, Business BreakThrough University (BBT) used high-tech solutions to ensure its students could still walk across the stage at graduation. During the ceremony, held on March 28, several students received their diplomas as digital ...
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Crowdsourcing initiative to find a drug against Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:39
Scientist and expert from all over the world have come together in the Covid Moonshot project, to develop a compound to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In January 2020, scientist from China determined the structure of an enzime in the virus, essential for the ...
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Indian Navy doctors develop innovative protective equipment
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-18 14:49
A team from the Institute of Naval Medicine and the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai worked together to design a new form of PPE, to face the country’s shortages of this equipment. The design has been tested and approved for use in clinical settings by India’s ...
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