Ramping up to half a million 3D printed test swabs

Concept to high-volume production of validated 3D printed medical devices in weeks

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, so did an urgent need for large supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare providers and nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing. Supply chain disruptions immediately followed due to complicated supply chains with overwhelmed suppliers and difficult-to-source components. A reliance on a few vendors, instead of multiple supplier sources, and enormous product demand made it difficult for healthcare providers to secure inventory and layered on additional challenges.