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I am working on one now. The problem is that ventilators require tubes to be inserted into the patients lung. This requires a very skilled doctor and has a ris
by opendomain 7y ago
I am working on one now.
The problem is that ventilators require tubes to be inserted into the patients lung. This requires a very skilled doctor and has a risk of infection and injury.
So I am making an wooden lung - like an iron lung but made from plywood. I can share the plans and sourcing for the parts if you want
- burfog 7y agoMake it like a turtle shell, hooked up to something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_woofer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_woofer That lets you use both positive and negative pressure. You could even support fast pulses for clearing out gunk from the lungs.