University of Minnesota Coventor project
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This device represents a rapidly scalable opportunity for healthcare providers to provide life sustaining mechanical ventilation to patients for whom no other option currently exists.
This mechanical ventilator is simple to use for ICU-trained medical providers, it is compact (the size of a cereal box) and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and distribute. This device does not require a pressurized oxygen or air supply unlike commercially available mechanical ventilators. In collaboration between the University of Minnesota and local industry leaders, we are able to acquire the necessary components and assemble thousands of ventilators per week to start. All ventilators will currently ship from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Components
The proposed system consists of a frame and mechanical actuator to stabilize and compress a commercially available ambulatory ventilation bag connected to the patient¡¯s endotracheal tube and external compressed oxygen, or if oxygen is not available, ambient air.
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Assembly
The frame can be metal stamped, 3D printed, or modified consumer goods.
-I have no affiliation with this project. This project appears to have a higher target cost of $1500 each. I am still posting this on the chance someone finds inspiration in their design or has skills that could help their project too.
Doug
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