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Since this seems more like a marketing site with no illustrations, their medium post [0] has a picture that explains their idea much better: https://miro.medium
by jfim 7y ago
Since this seems more like a marketing site with no illustrations, their medium post [0] has a picture that explains their idea much better: https://miro.medium.com/max/3500/1*JAurgJijhTt58ILb4DuKdA.png https://miro.medium.com/max/3500/1*JAurgJijhTt58ILb4DuKdA.pn...
Basically, their claim is that certain surgical masks have sufficient filtration, but don't seal well. They propose a specially shaped elastic band that improves the seal.
[0] https://medium.com/@fixthemask/how-to-design-a-solution-for-the-n95-mask-shortage-bd9b163e2056 https://medium.com/@fixthemask/how-to-design-a-solution-for-...
- seltzered_ 7y agoThanks for sharing. While there's a fair amount of criticism on here about this not being N95 spec, I do wonder if this helps at all in scenarios where doctors are working with Aerosol Generating Procedures without any proper masks (with the combination of facemasks, shield wall setups, etc.) There are already recommendations that surgical masks are good enough for homepatient care scenarios / room cleanup, see https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/what-is-the-efficacy-of-standard-face-masks-compared-to-respirator-masks-in-preventing-covid-type-respiratory-illnesses-in-primary-care-staff/ https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/what-is-the-efficacy-of-standa...