Open source PPE organization
Open Source Medical Supplies is a not for profit organization that collates and shares open source designs to make personal protective equipment and other medical supplies needed in the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
Organization
Open Source Medical Supplies founded by Ja’dan Johnson[2] and Gui Cavalcanti[3][4] in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating.[1] Initial activities were coordinated through a Facebook group[5][6] which grew to 52,000 members.[2] A team of 130 people coordinate and filter the information in the group.[4]
Activities
Open Source Medical Supplies provides a library of 195 DIY instructions on how to fabricate healthcare items including face masks.[1] All designs are vetted by a team of thirty healthcare professionals.[1][2] Open Source Medical Supplies has shipped over 15 million items of medical supplies.[3]
OSMS volunteers in Brazil
OSMS volunteers in Brazil
OSMS volunteers in Taiwan
OSMS volunteers in Cape Fear, USA
OSMS volunteers at Fuse 33 Maker Space, Canada
OSMS volunteers at the University of Washington DFAV
The group inspired the Open Source Ventilator Ireland Project.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Hannah, Douglas (2021-02-16). "One Way to Build More Resilient Medical Supply Chains in the U.S." Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b c d "Makers Are 3D Printing Ventilator Gear and Sewing Masks to Fight the Coronavirus". Time. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b "A DIY Vaccine Can't Solve the COVID-19 Crisis". www.vice.com. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ a b Petri, Alexandra E. (2020-03-31). "D.I.Y. Coronavirus Solutions Are Gaining Steam". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Corsini, Lucia; Dammicco, Valeria; Moultrie, James (2021). "Frugal innovation in a crisis: the digital fabrication maker response to COVID-19". R&D Management. 51 (2): 195–210. doi:10.1111/radm.12446. ISSN 1467-9310. PMC 7753777.
- ^ Bambury, Brent (20 March 2020). "Robotics engineer crowd-sources designs for COVID-19 medical supplies to help out-of-stock hospitals". CBC.
- ^ Keogh, Colin (2021-02-10). "Open Innovation in Response to Covid 19 :A case study of the Open Source Ventilator Ireland Project". Qeios. doi:10.32388/VF6WTE. ISSN 2632-3834. S2CID 233305589.
External links
- Official website
- Open Source Medical Supplies Community (Facebook Group)