Beyond Medical Technologies Inc (CSE:DOCT) (FRA:7FM4) has announced that its subsidiary Micron Technologies Inc is now manufacturing three-ply medical grade face masks at full capacity and has begun production of N95 face masks as well.
Micron Technologies has been manufacturing and selling three-ply medical grade face masks at its Delta, British Columbia facility since August 2020. The masks are being manufactured under Micron Technologies' medical device establishment license issued by Health Canada.
The non-woven masks feature an adjustable nose clip designed to protect both front-line workers and consumers, the company said, and the three layers of protection, which conforms to the American Society for Testing and Materials' F2100 Level 3 standards. Micron Technologies is currently operating three shifts a day to manufacture the masks.
Micron Technologies is now also setting up the manufacturing of N95 Model 8800 face masks. The company said it has submitted its masks to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and is confident it will obtain certification. The N95 masks have already passed testing with Kinectrics Analytical and Environmental Laboratories.
The company has purchased a large quantity of raw materials to produce the N95 Model 8800 face masks and plans to maximize manufacturing efforts once NIOSH certification has been obtained. As of last month, there was still a significant shortage of N95 masks, the company said, citing a report that said 56% of frontline workers say they still don't have enough N95 masks.
Both the three-ply face masks and the N95 grade face masks have been approved for sale by Walmart, the company previously announced. Micron Technologies expects its products to be available at walmart.com in the coming weeks. Additionally, Micron Technologies' products are available on Amazon and Shopify.
Earlier in April, Canada surpassed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia being hit the hardest by the so-called "third wave."
The company cited infectious disease expert Abdu Sharkawy, an independent hospital and health care professional based in Toronto, who warned that the third wave “is likely to be worse than the first two.” Meanwhile, Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health official, recently announced that the country has seen a 64% increase in new variants.
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