3D-Printing to Address COVID-19 Testing Supply Shortages

Jesse L. Cox; Scott A. Koepsell

doi:10.1093/LABMED/LMAA031

3D-Printing to Address COVID-19 Testing Supply Shortages

Jesse L. Cox, Scott A. Koepsell

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Abstract

The recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has placed immense pressure on supply chains, including shortages in nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs. Here, we report our experience of using 3D-printing to rapidly develop and deploy custom-made NP swabs to address supply shortages at our healthcare institution.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E45-E46
Journal	Lab Medicine
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/LABMED/LMAA031
State	Published - 2021

Keywords

3D-printing
COVID
Clinical pathology
Molecular diagnostics
NP swab
Virology

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General Medicine

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