Topic: MIT Emergency Ventilator Project attempts automating a manual resuscitator

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MIT Emergency Ventilator Project attempts automating a manual resuscitator with DIY Hardware


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

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

MIT Emergency Ventilator Project

Goal
The goal of this site is to provide the best information we can, focused around safety, on automating a manual resuscitator, as a potential means for longer-term ventilation. This is a completely off-label use, but we recognize the global interest when a hospital has used up all ventilators and the only option is manual bagging a patient. We hope that such systems may serve as bridge devices and help with the triage of available respirators and clinicians trained in respiratory therapy. This may allow less severe patients to be cared for by less specialized clinicians, while resources are focused on those most in need. However, at no time should a patient be unattended without someone skilled available to directly monitor their vital signs. Effectively, we are reprising the early days of safe ventilation where direct clinical observation of patient condition served as the key feedback.

Begin by reading the Key Ventilation Specifications, then the detailed clinical information. This is critical to understand the logic underlying the mechanical, electrical, controls and testing information. We have just posted essential safety information on removing dead space.


Open Source Design
At the present time, we are producing four sets of material, which we will be releasing and updating on this site in an open-source fashion:

    Minimum safe ventilator functionality based on clinical guidance
    Reference hardware design for meeting minimum clinical requirements
    Reference control strategies and electronics designs and supporting insights
    Results from testing in animal models

We are releasing this material with the intent to provide those with the ability to make or manufacture ventilators, the tools needed to do so in a manner that seeks to ensure patient safety. Clinicians viewing this site can provide input and expertise and report on their efforts to help their patients.

As with any research to design to scale-up to manufacture, we anticipated that there will be many problems and it is our goal to provide this site as a tool to “close the loop” and receive feedback. We will also do our best to publish the most relevant pieces of information in the discussion forum for all to see.

We invite anyone who is interested to follow this work.

Thank you to the clinicians!
The MIT Emergency Ventilator Project team wishes to acknowledge the selfless contributions of the clinicians (and their supporting institutions), healthcare providers, and other professionals who have volunteered countless hours of their time to consult on this project, without compensation, as part of our community’s response to the COVID-19 emergency.

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

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