Ventec Life’s V Pro Ventilator Is Reimbursable
Bothell, Wash.-based Ventec Life Systems announces that its standalone V+Pro ventilator is reimbursable.
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Pandemic-Era Emergency-Use Devices Pose Hazard, Says Hospital Safety Expert
The U.S. FDA’s emergency authorization of medical devices—meant for temporary use when the COVID-19 pandemic began 18 months ago—is still in effect. That’s a major issue for healthcare safety insider, Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI, who sees the potential dangers posed to patient safety.
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GM Shop Chair Who Helped Build Ventilators Dies of COVID
An Indiana man, who helped build ventilators, tragically died of COVID-19. Greg Wohlford, a shop chairman for General Motors, helped facilitate the automaker’s ventilators production out of his plant in Kokomo, Ind.
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USF Grads Win Competition with Device Allowing Multiple Patients to Be Treated on Single Ventilator
Three medical engineering graduates of the University of South Florida catapulted themselves into the pandemic spotlight with their upgrade to the ventilator. Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto, Abby Blocker, and Jacob Yarinsky took home first prize and $20,000, after winning a national competition for their device that allows multiple patients to be treated with a single ventilator.
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AI Helps Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will Need a Ventilator to Breathe
Researchers have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator.
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