COVID-19 Response
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The Challenge
When COVID-19 hit it upended everything, including forcing me to cancel the 3D Heals event I had been planning for months. But planning that event had connected me with Midwest Prototyping, developers of the Badger Shield, and the University of Wisconsin. When I called my GP to ask if they needed supplies, the enthusiasm I was met with was all the motivation I needed. What started as one donation expanded into facilitating supply fulfillment to hospitals across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and California—and getting involved with Mass General Hospital's PPE development programs.
What I Built
- Coordinated distributed manufacturing network delivering 1,000+ face shields to medical facilities across Massachusetts, primarily hospice care
- Designed surgical mask tie-backs for healthcare worker comfort
- Contributed to flatpack isolation unit design
- Presented work at the Annual Summit on Biomaterials and Tissues
- Featured in Onshape's COVID-19 response coverage
- Designed an open source 3D-printed respirator that achieved N95-equivalent filtration using alternative filter materials (addressing supply shortages)
- Mask passed NIOSH testing at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Developed an injection-molded mask prototype designed for mass manufacturing, using a smaller filter footprint to reduce dependency on scarce N95 materials (unreleased)
Result
Hundreds of healthcare workers protected during the critical early months when supply chains had collapsed. The respirator design remains open source.
"As the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, we had serious concerns about adequacy of available Personal Protective Equipment. Jordan was creative, responsive and effective in helping to plan 3D printing solutions. I am really happy to have connected with him."
— David Youmans, Interventional Radiologist, Princeton Radiology