3D4MED (the clinical 3D printing labrun by Policlinico San Matteo and the University of Pavia) and 3D@UniPV (the strategic research project on 3D printing run at the University of Pavia) are strongly committed in supporting the action of doctors and nurses in fighting COVID-19 effects.

On the request of the Policlinico San Matteo, the team running the two labs is designing and producing 3D printed non-standard junctions and connectors: 1) to join the ventilation systems to the anaesthetic gas evacuation ports, to reduce environmental biological contamination, or to improve the efficiency of ventilation systems; 2) to be used for the evacuation of respiratory gases and for the supply of oxygen and compressed air in the CPAP (in collaboration with: prof. Giorgio Iotti, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care II; prof. Angelo Corsico, Pneumology; Dr Francesco Falaschi, General Medicine II).

On the request of the ASST of Monza, 3D printing of Venturi systems for dual flowmeters is underway (dr. Ilaria Vallone, Clinical Engineering).

The activity is taking place thanks to the dedication of Eng. Stefania Marconi with the support of Eng.s Gianluca Alaimo, Valeria Mauri, Erika Negrello, and Alberto Cattenone.

We are in contact with Confindustria Pavia (Daniele Cerliani and Dr. Francesco Caracciolo) for the possible production of high volumes of the same components, after a first production stage with additive techniques.

For subsequent 3d printed batches, we would like to to acknowledge the possible support of Statasys, 3NTR, HP, Renishaw, companies that have been working with 3D4MED and 3D@UniPV on additive manufacturing for a long time.

March 24, 2020