Japan Association for Medical Informatics

[AP1-E2-3-04] 3D Printed Face Shield for COVID-19: A Website Providing Safety Information for Makers

*Shoko Miyagawa1, Junki Yoshioka2, Daisuke Doyo3, Ryohei Yuasa2, Hiroya Tanaka4 (1. Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University, Japan, 2. Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University, Japan, 3. Faculty of Business Administration, Kanagawa University, Japan, 4. Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan)

COVID-19, 3D Printing, Face Shield, Civic Tech

We focus on the creation of 3D printed face shields as part of the medical support for the COVID-19. In this emergent situation, all over the world, individuals, civic groups, and companies involved with 3D printing, or who own 3D printers, have been trying to fabricate face shields and deliver them where needed as quickly as possible. On the other hand, because these face shields were being fabricated by the non-medical sector, safety considerations for face shields used in medical settings were not always sufficient. We review the cases of 3D printer face shield fabrication efforts and examined what challenges exist for use in medical settings. Furthermore, we extracted the type of information that needed to be provided for use in the medical field and constructed a website to disseminate this information.