The new negative pressure ventilator exovent system is similar in design but much smaller in scale and easier to use than the devices used to help treat polio patients during the 1950s.
When a Polish arms dealer couldn't procure enough ventilators on time for his government, the order was canceled and he ended up with unwanted ventilators and debt.
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A prominent New York City doctor testified that too many COVID-19 patients in the city’s hospitals were put on ventilators during the pandemic peak.
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Royal Philips has debuted the noninvasive Philips Ventilator BiPAP A40 EFL, which allows healthcare professionals to automatically screen chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for expiratory flow limitation.
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Benchmark Electronics is supporting Zoll Medical Corporation in expanded production of Zoll EMV+ portable ventilators, which enable clinicians to quickly and easily initiate efficient oxygenation and treatment to patients.
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Aerosol from a ventilator is believed to have infected three healthcare workers with COVID-19 at a hospital in Israel.
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The Department of Justice is looking into whether Medtronic’s acquisitions led to suppressed ventilator competition in the market.
Read More“The study showed that through the use of NAVA, the days on mechanical ventilation could be reduced from 12 to 8 days, a four-day reduction or close to 35%.”
Read MoreThe portable mechanical ventilator would assist a person’s breathing by contracting a 3D-printed origami tube, instead of compressing a conventional bag-valve mask.
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A House subcommittee is investigating the details of ventilator contracts HHS awarded to stockpile devices for COVID-19 treatment.
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The team General Motors and Ventec Life Systems assembled to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered its 30,000th V+Pro critical care ventilator to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read MoreTrinamic Motion Control’s TMC4671+TMC6100-TOSV-REF design board is made to accommodate respiratory system and medical ventilator design.
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As directed by HHS, Philips will not supply the remaining 30,700 Philips EV300 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile.
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A new study says the mechanical ventilators market is set to grow from its current market value of $2 billion to over $9 billion by 2026.
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