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The '''Apple Face Shield''' is a [[face shield]] manufactured by [[Apple Inc.]]. The product was announced on April 5, 2020 and is designed for medical professionals during the [[2019–20 coronavirusCOVID-19 pandemic]]. On April 17, 2020 Apple published the design, with full schematics and instructions for mass production, as free ([[Gratis versus libre|both gratis and libre]]) open source under the [[MIT License]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple releases face shield design files and manufacturing guide |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/19/apple-releases-face-shield-design-files-and-manufacturing-guide |website=AppleInsider |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |language=en |date=April 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Make your own face shield |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211142 |website=Apple Support |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |language=en |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref>

== Background ==
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic's unanticipated speed of propagation and severity caused [[supply chain]] failure and [[COVID-19 related shortages|widespread medical shortages]]. Several Western countries quickly exhausted their limited strategic stocks of [[surgical masks]] while the need for [[safety glasses|protective glasses]] and faceshields at such scale was not anticipated. Facing shortages and emergency, medical institutions turned to alternatives sources of medical equipment such as crowdsourcing from locals and volunteer [[3D printing|3D]] [[makers]]{{dnisambiguation needed|date=May 2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2020/04/23/les-visieres-imprimees-en-3d-une-reponse-des-makers-a-la-crise-sanitaire_6037538_4408996.html|title=Les visières de protection imprimées en 3D, une réponse des «" makers »" à la crise sanitaire|date=April 23, 2020|work=Le Monde|language=fr}}</ref>

==Development==
A pediatrician at [[Kaiser Permanente]] in [[Santa Clara, California]] created a prototype of the product a few weeks prior to its release.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite news |last=DeRuy |first=Emily |title=Coronavirus: Apple to make millions of face shields for hospitals desperate for gear |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-apple-to-make-millions-of-face-shields-for-hospitals-(contracted; show full)he US [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), healthcare workers who aren't wearing tight-fitting [[N95 masks]] should wear face shields like Apple's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/06/apple-making-face-shields-for-doctors-battling-coronavirus/|title=Apple making face shields for doctors battling coronavirus|last=Manskar|first=Noah|date=2020-04-06|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Shortages related to the 
2019–20 coronavirusCOVID-19 pandemic]]
* [[Face shield#Medical]]

==References==
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{{Apple hardware since 1998}}
{{2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States}}

[[Category:Apple Inc. hardware|Face Shield]]
[[Category:Emergency medical equipment]]
[[Category:Medical responses to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]
[[Category:Safety clothing]]
[[Category:Headgear]]
[[Category:Protective gear]]
[[Category:Masks]]