Lauren has collaborated with St. Luke’s physician, Dr. Joanne Calabrese, about a potential project to help healthcare staff in direct patient care settings.
Dr. Calabrese conveyed to Lauren that the medical safety masks direct care staff are required to wear daily were irritating their ears.
Tasked with this information, Lauren went to work finding a solution and found a design to print extenders for the masks.
Using her own 3D printer at home, Lauren printed plastic connectors that link mask cords comfortably on the back of the head, rather than over the ears.
Lauren created a large quantity of the connectors and delivered them to the St. Luke’s Tamaqua Medical Center. Marian Catholic is proud of Lauren Reaman for applying her STEM knowledge — along with her Catholic faith — to help our real life heroes, our medical and healthcare providers.
