Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of a New 3D Printed Tongue Depressor Dispenser.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this technical report was two-fold. First was to describe the concept, development and initial implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) printing network focussed on manufacturing simulators and simple devices necessary to the functioning of rural hospital and clinics. Second was to describe the design, fabrication and user-based evaluation of a cost-effective tongue depressor dispenser. The initial successful setup and implementation of the 3D printing network were modelled using four of the five implementation constructs derived from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). The 3D printing of the tongue depressor dispenser was found to be an effective and economic initiative. Without considering the initial design costs, the materials costs were esti

SUBMITTER: Patey C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402536 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature