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[Updating] Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices

The coronavirus is straining resources – but 3D Printing Network Davide Sher shares how Isinnova has used 3D printing to bring life-saving equipment to one of the hardest hit hospitals in Italy.

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All'Università di Brescia la prima edizione dell’Oscar dei bilanci di sostenibilità

La Camera di commercio di Brescia in collaborazione con Confindustria, ha riunito 48 realtà produttive bresciane, profit e no profit, che hanno investito e stanno investendo nella sostenibilità. Il primo Oscar dei bilanci di sostenibilità ha aperto la via e la speranza è quella che sempre più aziende si affidino a uno strumento che per ora resta innovativo. «Le imprese dal 2025 dovranno avere dati dalle loro filiere, così da compilare i loro bilanci di sostenibilità: deve avviarsi una catena e bisogna prepararsi a fare una reportistica per farsi trovare pronti» precisa la vicepresidente di Confidustria Silvia Mangiavini. E per un futuro sostenibile molta importanza avranno anche le banche che appoggiano la nuova forma di bilancio: «Uno strumento potente - sottolinea Marco Franco Nava, direttore regionale Lombardia Sud di Intesa San Paolo - e chi non riesce a fornire questi dati rischia di perdere il treno nel mondo finanziario». Le aziende premiate I vincitori si sono aggiudicati la Vittoria Alata green, stampata in 3d da Isinnova. Sono Lefay nella categoria dedicata alle piccole e medie imprese, Acque Bresciane tra le grandi imprese e Cauto per il terzo settore. Menzioni speciali per Feralpi Group e A2A. Due i fuori concorso intervenuti sul palco: Camera di Commercio - che come ricorda il segretario Massimo Ziletti ha «investito sulla sensibilizzazione» - e Unimont. Read the full article

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Italian engineers' brilliant 3-D printed hack turns scuba gear into ventilator masks

Due to the shortage of ventilator masks in northern Italy, a doctor reached out to Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli, engineers at Isinnova, a 3-D printing company, with the idea of making masks out of scuba equipment.

In just three hours, the engineers created a prototype for a 3-D printed valve that successfully converts the scuba gear into a ventilator mask.

"We had never made valves before, but we wanted to help," they said according to The Independent.

The engineers then reached out to French sporting goods retailer Decathlon to see if they could use the Subea Easybreath snorkeling mask for the project. The company was "immediately willing to cooperate."

The first fully-working prototype was tested at the Chiari Hospital and proven to be effective. After the successful test, the engineers printed 100 more valves.

The engineers quickly patented the valve, but then made the 3-D printing files free so anyone with a printer can produce them during the crisis. "We clarify that our initiative is totally non-profit, we will not obtain any royalties on the idea of the link, nor on the sales of Decathlon masks," the engineers said.

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Quando una idea, una stampante 3d e l’emergenza coronavirus esaltano la creatività italiana. #coronavirus #stampanti3d #decathlon #isinnova #ossigeno #covid_19 #maschera #albavistait https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Cv1m-Hj2L/?igshid=6xox6m3h63lw

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Isinnova trasforma le maschere da sub in respiratori ospedalieri

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Let's fight Covid-19 together! Thanks to the innovative hack by Isinnova.it converted the easily available mask into a oxygenation masks! This is a not-for-profit attachment released to help those in need. " These connectors help fix the possible shortage of hospital C-PAP masks for sub-intensive therapy, which is emerging as a concrete problem linked to the spread of Covid-19: it’s the construction of an emergency ventilator mask, realized by adjusting a snorkeling mask already available on the market. " #SGUnited #covid_19 #letsgo #fightcovid19 #3DPHA #isinnova #rocks ! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-OfKYLDMuv/?igshid=vh65r7qz37o4

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Coronavirus: Incredible hack turning scuba masks into ventilators saving lives

Italian engineers are turning scuba diving masks into ventilators to help hospitals battle the coronavirus pandemic.

Start-up Italian 3D printer business Isinnova had already helped a hospital print replacement ventilator valves.

But now the firm has started making a 3D printed adapter capable of converting a snorkeling mask into a functional C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy which is critical to help people with severe cases of COVID-19.

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Isinnova shares 3D printed adapter to turn snorkeling mask into a non-invasive ventilator https://ift.tt/2Wy4nXX

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Covid-19: start-up that saved lives with 3D-printed ventilator valve may face legal action

Source: https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/3d-printed-valves-covid-19-italy/

Italian 3D printing start-up Isinnova has saved the lives of ten Covid-19 patients after developing a replacement ventilator valve when supplies at Chiari hospital in Brescia ran dry.

However, the firm may now be facing legal action from the manufacturer of the original part, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa.

The Bresica region of Italy has been hit hard by Covid-19, and valves were urgently required so that intensive care patients could be placed on ventilators, but Chiari’s regular supplier wasn’t able to provide the devices in time.

Digital fabrication company FabLab founder Massimo Temporelli was then contacted by the editor of the Giornale di Bresica to see if the part could be 3D-printed instead.

Through a network of additive manufacturers, word eventually reached local 3D printing start-up Isinnova founder & CEO Cristian Fracassi. Fracassi delivered a 3D printer directly to the hospital and was able to redesign and produce a new valve piece within just six hours.

The valves were printed using a filament extrusion system on location at the hospital. This involved pelting plastic wire and depositing it layer-by-layer to make the final product.

More valves were later printed by another local firm, Lonati, using a polymer laser powder bed fusion process and a custom polyamide-based material. In this process, a laser is used to melt and fuse a powder together to build up layers of an object.

When Isinnova contacted the manufacturer of the original valves for blueprints it could use as replicas, the company allegedly declined the request and threatened to sue for patent infringement. Fracassi and his colleague Alessandro Ramaioli chose to move ahead anyway by measuring the valves and 3D-printing three different versions to test.

Speaking to TPI, Fracassi said: “I have lawyers who are evaluating the matter. I am not dealing with it personally because I prefer to devote myself to [the 3D designs]. There were people in danger of life, and we acted.

“We have no intention of profiting from this situation. We are not going to use the designs or product beyond the strict need that forced us to act.”

It is unclear how durable the 3D-printed valves are or whether they can be sterilised or reused. However, considering the original part retails at around $11,000 and the 3D-printed parts cost just $1 to make, manufacturing more shouldn’t be a significant difficulty.

Speaking to La Stampa, Temporelli said: “When there’s no time and people are risking their lives, you can’t stop because of bureaucracy.”

Some commentators have criticised the actions of the engineers, as the valves were used without safety certification being acquired.

Other medical facilities throughout Italy have now been in contact with the engineers regarding ventilator valve shortages.

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Can you imagine that original supplier theatening people with lawsuits over patents in such situation, especially when you know you can't produce enough ventilators on time? Outragrous. I would like to know who the original supplier is so that i could at least leave angry comments on their social media

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Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments

The valve typically costs about $11,000 — the volunteers made them for about $1

A medical device manufacturer has threatened to sue a group of volunteers in Italy that 3D printed a valve used for life-saving coronavirus treatments. The valve typically costs about $11,000 from the medical device manufacturer, but the volunteers were able to print replicas for about $1 (via Techdirt).

A hospital in Italy [in the area most struck by covid] was in need of the valves after running out while treating patients for COVID-19. The hospital’s usual supplier said they could not make the valves in time to treat the patients, according to Metro. That launched a search for a way to 3D print a replica part, and Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Ramaioli, who work at Italian startup Isinnova, offered their company’s printer for the job, reports Business Insider.

However, when the pair asked the manufacturer of the valves for blueprints they could use to print replicas, the company declined and threatened to sue for patent infringement, according to Business Insider Italia. Fracassi and Ramaioli moved ahead anyway by measuring the valves and 3D printing three different versions of them.

So far, the valves they made have worked on 10 patients as of March 14th, according to Massimo Temporelli, the founder of Italian manufacturing solutions company FabLab who helped recruit Fracassi and Ramaioli to print the replica valves.

“[The patients] were people in danger of life, and we acted. Period,” said Fracassi in a Facebook post. He also said that “we have no intention of profit on this situation, we are not going to use the designs or product beyond the strict need for us forced to act, we are not going to spread the drawing.”

Italy has more than 31,500 confirmed infections of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more than 2,500 confirmed deaths. Both figures trail only China.

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3D Printing During COVID-19: More Information on ISINNOVA 3D Printed Connectors for CPAP Masks In the recently published ‘3D Printing beyond Dentistry during COVID 19 Epidemic: A Technical Note for Producing Connectors to Breathing Devices,’ Italian researchers describe a new device which... View the entire article via our website. https://buff.ly/2RSxrWZ

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Patients in northern Italian hospitals are receiving respirators, produced by hacked scuba gear that was shipped by Decathlon. Italian company Isinnova has invented 3D-printed adapters to turn snorkels into C-PAP oxygen masks, according to 3D printing Media Network. The company's 3D printed prototype was "proven to be correctly working," and hospital staff was "enthusiastic about the idea." On the Isinnova website, anybody can connect and learn how to follow the same practice in their own country. 😷

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COVID-19 patients in northern Italian hospitals are now receiving ventilation trough masks produced by hacked scuba gear:

first, a local Italian 3D printer business helped an overwhelmed hospital print replacement valves for their ventilators, now the company called Isinnova 3D printed an adapter that turned a snorkeling mask into a C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy — a crucial treatment for more severe COVID-19 cases.

There's hope in darkness ❤

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Italian start-up 3D prints valves to help coronavirus patients

The founder of Isinnova, a startup with a staff of 14 people, offered his company’s services to help ease the shortfall of equipment that has been in huge demand since the coronavirus outbreak struck Italy.

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3D Printing helped save lives when Cristian Fracassi from Isinnova modeled and 3d printed a Venturi valve for respirators. https://ift.tt/2wtwqx3