> 3d printing has an extremely small window where they are useful for bulk use parts like this. If you can have enough printing capacity on site (per hospital,

> 3d printing has an extremely small window where they are useful for bulk use parts like this. If you can have enough printing capacity on site (per hospital, per unit) to meet demand (keep you X number of ventilators running indefinitely) it might make sense. Still having 1000s of spares in a closet might be safer than relying on a 3d printer bein online some n percent of the time.