Revising ‘A4 Clear Folder Face Shield’
ver 1.2: Added a minimum vent on the center to prevent the shield fogged up by breathing.
After having an opportunity to learn about the situation of those working in the medical field for the treatment of COVID-19 infections I been thinking about what I can do to help. In medical and nursing care settings, there has been getting a noticeable shortage of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) stock, and the supply is becoming unstable. The shortage of medical masks is well known, but there will also be a shortage of medical goggles and face shields in time.
Based on the idea of an A4 clear folder already published on the web, I came up with a revised face shield design that is expected to be easier to use.
You can make a face shield easily by downloading and printing the attached PDF. Use it as needed. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ti9s4HhMe89mKXtSuvJex4QtTQQbfNaN
20200427_faceshield_1_2_print.pdf Edit descriptiondrive.google.com
Please use the link below to download the PDF:
(The picture is ver. 1.)
Features including: - completed with only a clear folder (a highly transparent one), scissors, and printed A4 paper. - protects against micro-splashes from the front, sides and top of the head. - Easy to see the flat front field. Prevent from unwanted reflections. Provides more your natural look for patients. - Provide comfortable wearing by ridged structure.
Please give me positive and negative feedback from your actual use for possible improvement to my business e-mail address below: info1fusimiya@gmail.com
Background.
I heard from professionals in the medical field about the current situation and the challenges they face, and here are some of the things that caught my attention:
- In this disaster, they have to deal with something invisible, and with the risk of turning into the critical situation once after finding any of the people around COVID-19 positive. It is a great burden both physically and mentally.
- We can visibly see that PPE, which should have been there, is disappearing. The anxiety about it is even more mentally taxing.
Therefore, I thought that by providing a substitute for PPE, we would be able to continue our work and provide a mental sense of security that a substitute was available.
Already, ideas for face shield alternatives have been published on the web and elsewhere. There can be two main types.
1. Ideas that can be produced using only familiar off-the-shelf products
Making face shield alternatives with familiar stationery goods at hand. Since it can be tried some ideas with thing close at hand, and anyone can start to think about it, there are already ideas in diverse approaches presented on internet. It is nice to see some designers contributions, too.
Examples: - Tokujin Yoshioka, “Easy-to-make FACE SHIELD - PADAID “A4 Clear Folder Face Shield “designed by NOSIGNER: - Dr Zoe Laughlin, Institute of Making, University College London “DIY Face Siled
2. Ideas that can be produced in conjunction with special products, etc.
Making an alternatives with special parts produced by such as 3D printers or other production methods and things at hand. Higher precision can be expected, but on the other hand, there are significant issues of the availability of the 3D printers and distribution of the parts.
Example: - A face shield against coronavirus made with a 3D printer and a clear file” by Seiichi Nakajima et al. of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
The first approach is considered because of the accessibility for users.
I also have heard from medial professionals that they already started to try covering a A4 clear folders on his face for shielding face in experiment and concluded with the impression “the bi-folded shape of the clear folder remains on my face, and it is difficult to see the front.”
Development
Found the “PANDAID A4 Clear File Foler Face Shield” with has been published having the following features:
- Very convenient to make with requiring only a A4 clear folder.
- Very easy to make.
- Reasonable to held at the top and back of the head.
However, there are findings during wearing the A4 clear folder face shield:
- Since the top is completely open air, it is not possible to protect micro-splashes surroundings the user.
- Remaining bi-fold shape of the clear folder does not provide clearly visible.
- The cylindrical shape is not quite stable.
Therefore, I am proposing this revised version after changes in major and minor parts yet remaining good features in the original PADAID A4 Clear Folder Face Shield.
Note: There is only A4 version is available, and the Letter size version will be developed soon.
acknowledgement
Thank you Eisuke Tachikawa, NOSIGNER for the permission to reuse the their design to create this revised version.