Urschel Joins the Fight: 3D Printing of Medical Masks

Urschel recently told PotatoBusiness.com it was joining "inHealth Integrated Care" to assist the local medical community in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Urschel is using its 3D printer capabilities to manufacture reusable medical masks that inHealth will distribute to health care workers on the frontlines of the fight.

The masks will be distributed as far and wide as possible. All nursing homes, hospitals, medical treatment centers, fire departments and EMS services have demand for this type of equipment and the supply chain is no longer able to obtain more. The reserves kept on hand are being diminished across Indiana.

“The N95 mask is the gold standard in the Healthcare field, N95 being the rating for particulate filtration. The mask we are producing is the closest we could get to an N95. Since they are not tested for an N rating we cannot say what they do filter and what they do not. However, the material we use is a HEPA material, which has a N99 rating. Meaning it filters smaller particles than the N95. We are confident these masks will offer a level of protection Healthcare providers desperately need that they currently do not have access too,” said Jeff Zielinski from inHealth Integrated Care.