About

Development of this design began after we noticed that the designs of face shields we found online, either took too long to print, or weren’t reusable. This design allows for quicker prints and can partly be reused by detaching the front plastic and putting the headband in the washing machine. The process involves printing a pair of clips, sewing the clips into an elastic headband, and attaching the front plastic to the headband. This page serves as documentation for anyone else wanting to make face shields using this method.

This design has been tested for comfort by a group of 13 doctors and is awaiting certification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health (NIH). Feel free to share the link to this page, but please do not copy any information out of this page, as information here might be updated.

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Advantages

• Comfortable for long periods of time, no hard surfaces contacting the skin
• Reusable headband by sterilizing in washing machine
• Minimal design for quick 3D printing (<20 minutes)
• Minimal exposed 3D printed area outside shield
• Easy assembly on location by healthcare professionals
• Only 2-4 headbands required per doctor, then production focuses only on shields

Disadvantages

• Requires sewing (20 minutes for a novice)