Ngemva kokuphoqeleka ukuba abambe indlebe yakhe ezifubeni zezisulu ngenxa yokuntuleka kwama-stethoscopes ezikhungweni zezokwelapha endaweni yaseGaza, lapho esebenza khona njengodokotela ophuthumayo, uTarek Loubani wanquma ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokuzibambela mathupha.
Ngaphandle kokuqeqeshwa okusemthethweni kokuklama umkhiqizo noma ubunjiniyela, u-Loubani - kanye nethimba labanye ochwepheshe bezokwelapha nobuchwepheshe - baklame i-stethoscope ephrintekayo ye-3D ebiza u-$5 nje wezinto zokwakha nezinto ezitholakalayo. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuhlola idizayini ngokuqhathaniswa namabhentshimakhi ajwayelekile asezingeni lomhlaba wama-stethoscopes endabuko abiza kakhulu, banqume ukuthi ukusebenza kwawo akuhlangabezani kuphela namabhentshimakhi abekwe igolide-standard. 3M™ Littmann® Cardiology III™ i-stethoscope – kudlule kubo.
“Kwadingeka ngibambe indlebe yami ezifubeni zezisulu ngenxa yokuthi zazingekho ama-stethoscopes amahle, futhi lokho kwakuyinhlekelele, ukonakala, nokungamukeleki,” U-Loubani usanda kumemezela ekwethulweni e-Germany.
Wayengazi ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa u-Loubani wayebeka isisekelo salokho okwakuzoba yisiqalo sendlela entsha ngokuphelele yokuklama nokwenziwa kwemishini yezokwelapha: GliaX.
Ngokufanayo nendlela amazwibela wekhodi abiwa ngayo ku-GitHub ukuze abahleli bezinhlelo badawunilode ngokukhululekile futhi basebenzise mahhala ngaphakathi kwamaphrojekthi abo, u-Loubani nethimba lakhe bahlose ukudala into efanayo kumadivayisi ezokwelapha anganikezi nje enye indlela engabizi kakhulu - kucatshangwa ukuthi amadivayisi anawo. zidlule ekuhlolweni okufanele futhi zanele ukuzisebenzisa - kodwa futhi ziyakwazi ukwakhiwa kalula ensimini ngezikhathi zobunzima.
Kuze kube manje, i-GliaX idale imiklamo emithathu yemishini yezokwelapha engadawunilodeka ngokukhululekile, kwabelwane ngayo, iphrintwe futhi isetshenziswe ngaphansi kwe-TAPR Open Hardware License (OHL). Lokhu kufaka i-GliaX Stethoscope (yokulalela imisindo yangaphakathi), i-GliaX Pulse Oximeter (yokuqapha ukugcwala komoyampilo) kanye ne-GliaX ECG (yokukala uhlelo lokuqhutshwa kukagesi lwenhliziyo). Nakuba ukuphrinta kwe-3D kusetshenziswa ngokugqamile kuyo yonke inkundla yabo, i-GliaX iphinde ihlose ukusebenzisa amabhodi esekethe aphrintiwe (ama-PCB) angakhiqizwa kuzilungiselelo zezinsiza eziphansi ngezindlela ezilula.
Ngokungamangalisi, imizamo evela e-Loubani kanye nalo lonke ithimba le-GliaX isivele ifakazelekile ukuthi iyimpumelelo kubasebenzi basezindaweni nasezibhedlela kuwo wonke umhlaba wesimanje nosathuthuka abaye bahlola amayunithi e-beta ezibhedlela nasenkundleni ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule.
“Senza uhlu lwalezi zinto, ukuthi uma ngingaziletha eGaza, emhlabeni wesithathu engisebenza futhi ngiphila kuwo, ngibe nomuzwa wokuthi ngingashintsha impilo yeziguli zami,” kuchaza uLoubani inhlolokhono yakamuva noVice. “Bengifuna abantu engisebenza nabo bayithathe, bayiprinte, futhi bayithuthukise ngoba ngangazi ukuthi engangifuna ukukwenza wukuletha umbono.”
Njengamanje, i-GliaX ibheka ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abanolwazi nabaduni ukusiza ukukhulisa iqoqo le-GliaX. Thola okwengeziwe ngokuya ku- Ikhasi le-GliaX GitHub.
