According to John's Hopkins a bi-pap is a type of ventilator: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/bipap https://www.hopkinsmedi

According to John's Hopkins a bi-pap is a type of ventilator: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/bipap https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-t... And the hospital seems to think they were useful. And even if it was a complete failure, at least they tried, which is more than most companies.