Even though each nose piece only took 5-10 minutes to print, CoxHealth “wanted thousands of them in order to convert the supply of existing frames into faces hields,” shares Joshua. “CoxHealth had a supply of plastic frames that could be used to create lightweight eye shields,” shares Joshua, “but medical workers needed a full-face shield to help protect from airborne droplets that could transmit the virus.” With insight provided by CoxHealth, Jonathan Keeth, research technician at JVIC, designed a nosepiece using 3D printing to aid in solving this problem.ĭifferent versions of the nosepiece needed to be tested, and the three 3D printers housed in the Digital Fab Lab at Brick City aided in the prototyping. Assistant professor, Joshua Albers.Īt the beginning of the move to flatten the curve for COVID-19, Joshua Albers, assistant professor in the Art + Design Department, reached out to the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) in their collaboration with CoxHealth to see if there was a way he, his students, and the department could contribute.
Art + Design Faculty Joshua Albers puts innovation to use.
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