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Surgical Mask Tension Release Band with 35mm extension and Comb

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EUnumPluribus
Created:
5/4/20
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
Surgical_Mask_Strap_Remix-wComb_NIH3D.

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3DPX-014223

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Version 2

Category

Hardware & Devices
Devices and Hardware

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COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 Response

Approved Use

Prototype
Prototype
Description

After printing and donating some of these headbands the feedback we received was that they only worked if they had a pony tail and without one the headband would slide down a lot.  I modified the prior version by adding an integral comb to the middle section to prevent slippage.

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