3D-printed face protective shield in interventional radiology: Evaluation of an immediate solution in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

M Sapoval; A L Gaultier; C Del Giudice; O Pellerin; N Kassis-Chikhani; V Lemarteleur; V Fouquet; L Tapie; P Morenton; B Tavitian; J P Attal

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2020.04.004

3D-printed face protective shield in interventional radiology: Evaluation of an immediate solution in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2020 Jun;101(6):413-415. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Authors

M Sapoval¹, A L Gaultier², C Del Giudice³, O Pellerin³, N Kassis-Chikhani⁴, V Lemarteleur⁵, V Fouquet⁶, L Tapie⁷, P Morenton⁸, B Tavitian², J P Attal⁹

Affiliations

¹ Université de Paris, PARCC, Inserm, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Vascular and Oncological Interventional Radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: marc.sapoval2@aphp.fr.
² Université de Paris, PARCC, Inserm, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 75015 Paris, France.
³ Université de Paris, PARCC, Inserm, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Vascular and Oncological Interventional Radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 75015 Paris, France.
⁴ Medical Hygien Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 75015 Paris, France.
⁵ Université de Paris, Centre de Simulation Ilumens, 75006 Paris, France.
⁶ Unité de Recherches Biomatériaux Innovants et Interfaces (URB2i - EA 4462), Université de Paris, Paris, France; Hopital Louis-Mourier, 92700 Colombes, France.
⁷ Unité de Recherches Biomatériaux Innovants et Interfaces (URB2i - EA 4462), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93430 Villetaneuse, France.
⁸ CentraleSupelec, Université Paris-Saclay, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
⁹ Unité de Recherches Biomatériaux Innovants et Interfaces (URB2i - EA 4462), Université de Paris, Hôpital Charles Foix, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the clinical evaluation of a 3D-printed protective face shield designed to protect interventional radiologists from droplet transmission of the SARS-Cov-2.

Materials and methods: A protective face shield consisting in a standard transparent polymerizing vinyl chloride (PVC) sheet was built using commercially available 3D printers. The 3D-printed face shield was evaluated in 31 interventional procedures in terms of ability to perform the assigned intervention as usual, quality of visual comfort and tolerance using a Likert scale (from 1, as very good to 5, as extremely poor).

Results: The mean rating for ability to perform the assigned intervention as usual was 1.7±0.8 (SD) (range: 1-4). The mean visual tolerance rating was 1.6±0.7 (SD) (range: 1-4). The mean tolerability rating was 1.4±0.7 (SD) (range: 1-3).

Conclusion: The 3D-printed protective face shield is well accepted in various interventions. It may become an additional option for protection of interventional radiologists.

Keywords: COVID-19; Interventional radiology; Protective face shield; Three-dimensional printing.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Equipment Design / methods
Equipment Reuse
Humans
Masks*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
Prospective Studies
Radiography, Interventional / instrumentation*
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors