Galway Technology Ltd is following the example of a company in Italy who stepped in to help hospitals when they ran short of valves.Husband and wife team James Wall and Jacqui O'Connor combined their bio-medical engineering skills to set up MedScan3D which produces 3D printed models for the healthcare sector. Mr Wall said they just needed samples of items in order to scan and create a file ready for printing.
The idea to offer back-up to hospitals came about when they saw another 3D printing company in Italy helping out hospitals during the country's ongoing crisis. Ms O'Connor said she hoped Ireland would not reach the crisis levels that are engulfing Italy, but she said the company wanted healthcare professionals to know they were on standby to help.
They can also support engineers making medical devices who need components urgently but are unable to manufacture themselves due to high demand.
Do it. They will never tell how short the supplies are bcos of panic