I wouldn't expect this to work: the problem with covid isn't that the patient's muscles are unable to handle the breathing but that the usable lung capacity is

I wouldn't expect this to work: the problem with covid isn't that the patient's muscles are unable to handle the breathing but that the usable lung capacity is too low, right? But these are definitely worth looking into at least a little, since they're so much easier to make than a modern ICU ventilator.