APRIL1, 2020

Pneumask: Reusable Full-Face Snorkel Mask PPE Project

PPE is one of the most important protective layers for healthcare workers around the world in a crisis like COVID-19. Many hospitals have already run out of N95 masks and other PPE, including face masks, face shields and elastomeric respirators. Doctors are trying to reuse and ration masks. The industrial supply chain is unable to scale up to meet current demands. In the US and globally, there is an urgent need for fast stopgap solutions to meet the current demands for PPE. One place to focus is to integrate a face shield and N95 mask together into a single unit which makes for a faster gowning and degowning - while also possibly making a reusable, autoclavable shield.