Surgical Mask Strap Remix

If you comment here – please say what part of the world you are from, I’d love to see how far this has srpead.

This remix is Identical to the original designed by Marslam, but with a hole punched out in the middle portion of the strap to save material and print faster.

This thing has been reviewed and approved for use in a clinical setting by the NIH (US National Institute of Health)!!!
https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-013410

Intended to be used to hold the elastic straps of a surgical mask, to relieve the pressure of those on the ears. Apparently wearing a surgical mask all day can be hard on the ears.

File updated – the internal hole now has rounded corners.

20200405 – In one week I’ve personally produced over 1300 straps, 1215 have gone to a few hospitals in my region where they seem to be really appreciated. A volunteer group that I’m contributing to in the Vancouver BC area has delivered over 3300 straps including mine. So seek out your local health care providers, ask if this would help them, and get your printers going! This is a great way to contribute where you aren’t having to compete with others for the same sheet plastic / transparency supplies to make face shields.

So I’ve been trying to figure out why my particular remix version of the ear saver strap has suddenly become very popular, with over 14,000 downloads in the last day. I think i’ve figured it out – It’s probably due mostly to a certain Scout who’s good deed story truly went viral with over 200k shares on Facebook – that post included a link to this page. Thanks to him the ear saver idea has been seen around the world and thousands of people are printing them. I’ve added a screenshot of his story to this page 🙂

I’ve received a few tips! Thank you all so much, it’s really appreciated. I will use any tip money I receive to buy more filament to help keep my own printers cranking out ear-savers to donate to health care providers in my area.