Coronavirus: the second life of a Decathlon mask

Easybreath masks, sold by Decathlon since 2017, can be transformed into emergency respiratory masks. The invention comes from an Italian start-up. 

The Isinnova start-up has communicated its process with this video : https://youtu.be/w4Csqdxkrfw

Easybreath masks, sold by Decathlon since 2017, can be transformed into emergency respiratory masks. 

"We invented Easybreath to allow as many people as possible to see and breathe in water and on land." The French distributor of sporting goods Decathlon, also very developed in Italy, could almost add a line to its promotional message: a rescue respirator to help patients with coronavirus. 

Facing the shortage

The photos have flourished everywhere in recent days, which show patients wearing the snorkeling mask. Are they really used in hospitals? Yes, but in Italy, and with some modifications…

Idea of a doctor 

In reality, it was a doctor from a hospital in Lombardy who came up with the idea of designing an emergency respiratory mask from a simple diving mask. To do this, he contacted a start-up, in this case the Italian Isinnova, who determined that Easybreath was best suited, and immediately designed an adapted respiratory valve, which it prints in 3D. This valve connects the mask to a respirator. Faced with the shortage of medical equipment, hospitals like the one in Brescia have not hesitated and now use this mask.

https://www.isinnova.it/easy-covid19-eng/

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​WHO : ISINNOVA S.R.L.