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I recently saw the three component ventilator[1] and was immediately impressed. No electronics - huge plus for scalability 1-to-N - one ventilator can serve a
by paulgerhardt 7y ago
I recently saw the three component ventilator[1] and was immediately impressed.
No electronics - huge plus for scalability
1-to-N - one ventilator can serve a hundred or more intubated patients - again a massive boon to scalability and dovetails nicely with the armies approach to retrofit empty hotel rooms with negative pressure kit.
PEEP and moisture control - this was in the version 2 model
Love the groundswell of new ideas here. Traditional designs were made for individual patients with and a broken procurement process - these new versions can address a large volume of patients in a distressed supply chain.
[1] https://youtu.be/N1OFMZDNKvU https://youtu.be/N1OFMZDNKvU
- Yoric 7y ago> 1-to-N - one ventilator can serve a hundred or more intubated patients - again a massive boon to scalability and dovetails nicely with the armies approach to retrofit empty hotel rooms with negative pressure kit. That's... scary. I seem to remember that each ventilator needs to be tuned to a patient's pulmonary capacity. Otherwise, you risk either not providing enough air or exploding the lungs.
- naasking 7y agoCouldn't that be handled my modifying the oxygen mixture per patient? My concern would be contamination between patients on the same system. People are ventilators are typically immune compromised. The positive pressure helps avoid this, but I'm not sure it's enough pressure.