MIT Emergency Ventilator (E-Vent) Project

[gary]

https://e-vent.mit.edu/

[gary]

https://scitechdaily.com/mit-posts-free-plans-online-for-an-emergency-ventilator-that-can-be-built-for-100/?fbclid=IwAR3NnnzBUbwHnk6QYh_dKYFjj ybmE2KjzEqqG_TO5cXxL6R2UIvr7MlqTjk

[multiweb]

That's great. Could potentially save a lot of lives if they can roll them out on time.

[glend]

Dyson is already building 10,000 ventilators for the UK. Their techs had a meeting with some doctors and now they are in production. They can attach to the sides of portable beds in field hospital type halls. Thanks James Dyson. When can I buy one at Harvey Norman? Of course the Dyson version will probably cost $800.

[multiweb]

Free to a good home

[JA]

By way of a desert island/no medical help available DIY discussion is concerned.... I had also had an idea of something along the same lines using a hand bag resus/ambu-bag as it already has the check valves and openings for tubes,etc driven by electro-mechanical means. You probably need a capability to deliver 10-20 breaths per minute in the 500-800cc range. It would need to be pressure limited for safety, probably in the same pressure range as a CPAP machine (4 to 20 cmH2O). Of course a proper ventilator is MUCH more sophisticated with various constant pressure, const volume and other specialty modes

Of course outside a hospital, you could probably only use a face mask (full face pref), as intubation would be risky in the field and ill advised.

Stay safe

Best
JA

[gary]

We've always manufactured here in Australia and I forwarded the MIT
links to our third party turn-key manufacturer here in Sydney.

I received this response from them this morning :-