And the winners are...

Thanks to everyone who participated! There were so many unique solutions for this fun, impactful challenge. We believe these finalists are the best solutions. To pick the winners the judges tested each of the finalists based on the judging criteria and rated the 10 winners based on Cost (1-6), Printability (1-6) and Functionality (1-11). Congrats to the winners and all of the finalists.

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1st Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
oxygenvalvesplitter by hans.kristian.bruun-1

oxygenvalvesplitter

Simple splitter and pinch designs are easy to print and durable.No leaks through this design. Controlled the flow of O2 for both patients. Fit with nasal cannulas provided.

Cost: 4
Printability: 6
Functionality: 10

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2nd Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
OxygenRegulator by anton.alveflo-1

OxygenRegulator

Excellent way to avoid leaks. Compatible with the nasal cannulas provided. Proved to be a very applicable and effective. No leaks were found, and screw design and provides precise control.

Cost: 3
Printability: 6
Functionality: 8

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3rd Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
Improved Oxygen Restrictor by ludwig.kristiansson-2

Improved Oxygen Restrictor

Quick and easy to print, lean use of ABS, while still being durable. Marvelously simple and functional with no leakage.

Cost: 5
Printability: 6
Functionality: 6

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4th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
Oxygen Splitter - OxySpli by david.pammer-2

Oxygen Splitter - OxySpli

Single piece requires no assembly, is quick and easy to print, and holes in baseplate reduce substrate needed. Easy to scale to needed tube size. Some concern about ability to secure tubing and ability to control flow.

Cost: 6
Printability: 5
Functionality: 4

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5th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
O2 Valve Splitter by david.liu-20

O2 Valve Splitter

Simple design and durable design but had some bed adhesion in the printing. Splitter effective, but inserts don't fit easily, and require unhooking line to change. Only problem was changing the flow of O2.

Cost: 5
Printability: 5
Functionality: 4

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6th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
Custom Bleed Valve and Flow Splitter by sean.buxton-1

Custom Bleed Valve and Flow Splitter

Easy to print, and thick walls provide the sturdiest externally-tapped splitter design printed. Uses ""bleeding"" method to control flow rate, and this unfortunately tends to waste oxygen. Not the best solution in a resource-limited environment. Takes 20 mins to print the appropriate bleeder.

Cost: 4
Printability: 6
Functionality: 4

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7th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
WJDAE - OVSC4 Click by winston.jennings-1

WJDAE - OVSC4 Click

Clever design that makes use of constricting tubes to control flow of O2. Easy to print and durable and the splitting function works well. We are concerned material may not be flexible enough, however.

Cost: 4
Printability: 5
Functionality: 3

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8th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
very simple, printable safe oxygen splitter by mark.mellors-1

very simple, printable safe oxygen splitter

Simple, one part design that would be relatively easy to print. Would be low-cost and user friendly. However, would have liked to have seen the designer design a splitting function of his own, rather than suggesting use of someone else's.

Cost: 6
Printability: 4
Functionality: 2

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9th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
Oxygen Splitter / Flow Control by james.matthew-2

Oxygen Splitter / Flow Control

This simple and elegant design offers an effective way to control the flow of O2. There is some concern about where the piece would be placed while in use – would either dangle heavily between patients, pulling the O2 tubing towards the common center of gravity, or would require a second object to support it - but should perform both functions correctly. Additionally, thin vertical tubes did not print well.

Cost: 4
Printability: 3
Functionality: 4

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10th Place Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Winner
3D-Printed Oxygen Splitter Challenge by j.f.gomez-1

3D-Printed Oxygen Splitter Challenge

Splitter offers good airflow. Throttle valve part not sized well and threads don't print well, however.

Cost: 3
Printability: 5
Functionality: 2

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
Concept- Twin-O by t.k-176

Concept- Twin-O

Great use of valves in controlling the flow of O2.

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
Imprenta3D Oxygen valve splitter by juan.callon-1

Imprenta3D Oxygen valve splitter

Interesting and tight fitting design from Imprenta3D. Assembly video was a nice touch.

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
Oxygen splitter by armin.fendrik-1

Oxygen splitter

Tube fitting design seemed compatible. Testing needed to ensure that it will not leak. Great job overall.

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
O2 Regulator by joemde-1

O2 Regulator

Unique one part design with constricted tubes to control flow. No leakage.

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
Oxygen Flow Rate Splitter_Version_2 by terry-130

Oxygen Flow Rate Splitter_Version_2

Great tube constricting design from Terry, with no support material required.

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Oxygen Valve Splitter Challenge Finalist
Variable oxygen splitter V2 by phil.dawson-1

Variable oxygen splitter V2

This design did a good job using screws to constrict tubes and insured no leaks.

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