Hospital Staff Infected With COVID-19 in Air Released from Ventilator
Aerosol from a ventilator is believed to have infected three healthcare workers with COVID-19 at a hospital in Israel.
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Philips EV300 Ventilator Contract with HHS to End Early
As directed by HHS, Philips will not supply the remaining 30,700 Philips EV300 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Medical Mission Trips 101
As a biomed, bringing your talent to a developing world hospital that is struggling for sound medical equipment can be an intensely satisfying experience. For those who are thinking about making a medical mission trip to the developing world for the first time, partnering with an organization that can help prepare supplies and contacts is key to a successful experience.
GM, Ford Coronavirus U.S. Ventilator Projects Close in on Their Finish Lines
Automakers GM and Ford say they are nearing completion of their commitments to produce ventilators for the U.S. government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Inside the Race to Build a Better $500 Emergency Ventilator
Inspired to help during the COVID pandemic, a volunteer SWAT team of engineering and medical talent combines old-fashioned problem-solving and advanced 3D printing—but will it actually help?
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Ventilators Could Be Adapted to Help Two COVID-19 Patients at Once
British researchers have developed a theoretical model for how one ventilator could be used to treat two patients. They say that, although splitting ventilators can be inherently dangerous, their model shows how some of the issues can be mitigated by using variable resistances and one-way valves.
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The U.S. Forced Major Manufacturers to Build Ventilators. Now They’re Piling Up Unused.
After spending $3 billion to manufacture ventilators for the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government has a ventilator stockpile of thousands more than the country now needs.
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SLAC Scientists Invent Low-Cost Emergency Ventilator, Share Design for Free
The SLAC emergency ventilator technology could save the lives of COVID-19 patients when more advanced ventilators are too expensive or not available.
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NY’s Largest Hospital Network Had to Buy Garden Hoses to Fix Ventilators: Book
A new book details how Northwell Health dealt with challenging circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including buying garden hoses to fix ventilators.
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What You Need to Know About Mechanical Ventilators
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on the importance of mechanical ventilators, or respirators. Here is what enBio Corp. CEO Arthur Zenian says you need to know about these life-saving devices.
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MedAcuity Partners with The Ventilator Project in Advisory Role
MedAcuity will act in a pro bono advisory role to support The Ventilator Project’s mission of developing a safer and more affordable ventilator.
Read MorePall Corp. Awarded $4.9M DOD Contract to Build Ventilator Filter Manufacturing Line
When the new ventilator filter manufacturing line opens in the fall of 2021, Pall’s production capacity will increase from 485,000 units per month to 650,000 units per month.
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Philips Denies Profiteering on Ventilators
In response to a U.S. Congress report, Philips says it did not raise the price of its ventilators to benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAll-Girl Robotics Team from Afghanistan Debuts Low-Cost Ventilator for Coronavirus Patients
Hospitals may soon be using a low-cost ventilator developed by a robotics team made up entirely of teenage girls from Afghanistan.
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This $2,500 Ventilator Is a Master Class in Designing for the COVID-19 Era
COVID-19 is spiking in cities like Houston, which means ventilators are needed more than ever. Fortunately, necessity is the mother of invention—an adage that certainly rings true in the case of the CoVent-19 Challenge.
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