Thanks Erich , I realise the priority for now is to complete the basic system , give it a version number and publish it with a complete parts , assembly and operating guide so third world countries can utilise it for emergency backups
as you mentioned I am also still trying to fathom how patient sensing and machine response can be used to obtain a precision delivery of life support , including a better failsafe system for confirming compliance.
If a patient is on a ventilator for 7 - 20 Days then muscle wasting could occur and the savant in me says there could be an impact on the nervous system and other subtle physiological damage , I don¡¯t even understand how to restablish a complete integration of the nervous system after it has been decoupled by artificial life support for a period of time , whether the patient is fully conscious and breathing inside a NIV Hood or worse , completely sedated and physically / subconsciously disorientated.
maybe one day there will be ventilators that use subtle electrical impulses to exercise muscles while the patient is under sedation , and even replicate spinal message transmission to maintain activity of nerves and organs , or even influence mood and hormones to elevate recovery prospects.
