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Hello internet, As those of you on this thread may be aware, mechanical ventilators are running short in the United States and around the world. I am working with a small team with the goal of producing 100k+ emergency ventilators by the end of April. One of our team members is well connected in industry and working hard to supply us all the parts we need to create these devices. This is an altruistic project. No profit is being sought after, just saving lives. The team is sacrificing time with their families and personal life to work on this. I worked on the original design as an undergrad from 2008-2011 at Michigan Technological University. The goal of that team was to create a pandemic ventilator that could be easily stockpiled. That original design has been reduced to only the critical components to provide mechanical ventilation in this dire situation. I need to be sure of is that the design is solid and will meet the needs of Covid-19 patients requiring ventilation. I'm calling on any relevant medical professionals and/or engineers to review this design and point out issues or needs not met. These are only to be used in the case that hospitals are overrun and patients would otherwise not survive without ventilation. We cannot possibly match all the operating modes and parameters of a common ventilator and unfortunately there will be patients that these will not work with. I apologize in advance for the crude slides. Below are links to PDFs of the basic design and questions we have: Links: Videos of Previous Design: Thanks for reading! Please share with anyone you think has relevant experience. This is not a competition for us, any competition is welcome and encouraged. If you know someone who could build these in your area please let us know as well. We are calling these Liberty Ventilators in remembrance of the liberty ships built during WW2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship TLDR: My team is attempting to provide 100k+ ventilators by end of April. Need help validating design. [link] [comments] |
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