Stratasys, Inc. and Origin have announced a partnership in which Stratasys will commercialize and promote Origin 3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs to healthcare providers and other testing centers in the U.S.
The Industrial FDM 3D printer manufacturer has well-positioned itself in this fight against COVID-19. So far, its coalition has provided about 40,000 shields at no cost to health systems. The manufacturer will take advantage of this position to market Origin NP O1 Swabs.
Origin swabs were tested in a clinical trial with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an academic medical center affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The same center had already tested 3D printed swabs produced by EnvisionTec and Carbon, in collaboration with various scientific teams. 3D printed swabs which have also been medically approved by health systems.
Nevertheless, Origin reports that these tests showed good performance with regard to concordance to control swabs compared to two other 3D printed swabs. Each Origin NP O1 Swab is autoclavable and individually packaged. Origin is moving towards a streamlined process allowing the production of approximately 190,000 per day, or 1.3 million per week.
Origin CEO, Christopher Prucha said Origin is ready to scale quickly. “We believe widespread testing can help save lives and get our economy going again, and we’re confident that our Origin One technology and simple material requirements will be able to produce millions of swabs to meet the need,” he said. “We’ve been impressed by the speed with which Stratasys has been able to provide thousands of shields to healthcare systems across the country and believe they are the right partner for helping get millions of swabs where they are most needed.”
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