Avery Dennison has partnered with Global Safety First (GSF), to produce and distribute a self-adhesive, NIOSH-Certified N95 mask as part of the company’s efforts to provide innovative personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The N95 mask is a standard of safety in the healthcare setting and vitally important to protecting healthcare workers and patients. GSF’s ReadiMask® Self-Adhesive NIOSH-Certified N95 face masks are made with electrostatic particle filtration properties that make them more breathable. The masks adhere gently to the face with double-coated skin-friendly adhesive and are available for use in healthcare settings as a COVID-19 countermeasure.
ReadiMask® Self-Adhesive N95 Masks for Healthcare Professionals
ReadiMask® forms an air-tight seal providing maximum protection while allowing filtration during inhalation and exhalation. The mask is weightless, convenient and easy to use. The design eliminates tight straps or ties that put pressure on the face or get caught in hair. ReadiMask has no metal nose clip and was designed with a very low breathing resistance and may provide a cooler temperature than other similar masks.
GSF’s design with Avery Dennison skin contact adhesives is bringing mask innovation to the healthcare market, commented Kirsten Newquist, vice president and general manager, Avery Dennison Medical.
Production of the U.S. made, self-adhesive masks will begin shortly at Avery Dennison’s Mentor, Ohio facility pending NIOSH approval, with first shipments anticipated in June. The facility is FDA registered, ISO 13485 and MDSAP compliant. The masks will be available for purchase by hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities as well as group purchasing organizations and distributors nationwide exclusively through Avery Dennison Medical.
Source: Avery Dennison