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04-09-2020, 09:16 PM
Breast Pumps Converted Into Ventilators to Help COVID-19 Response
https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/breast-pump-ventilator.pngA team of engineers working at University of Maryland’s TechPort, typically a drone startup incubator, are converting breast pumps into rudimentary ventilators. Breast pumps create significant suction to pull milk out of a woman’s breast. Turns out the pressure, if reversed, can probably provide enough assistance to deliver the necessary positive end expiratory pressure that many patients in acute respiratory distress need.
https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/breast-pump-vent.jpg
Since the breast pumps that are out there are mostly resting in attics unused, they may be quickly put to use as basic ventilators to help COVID-19 patients.
The engineers have already built a few prototypes, and can turn a breast pump into a simple ventilator for a total parts cost of about $300.
Some advantages of using breast pumps is that they’re built to medical standards, and have a closed-loop compressor that avoids getting contaminated, so only tubing needs to be replaced between patients, and all kinds of breast pump are compatible with the new approach.
Here’s a quick demo of the latest prototype:
Facebook group: Rapidly Deployable Breast Pump Ventilator to Combat Coronavirus (https://www.facebook.com/BreastPumpVent/)
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https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/breast-pump-ventilator.pngA team of engineers working at University of Maryland’s TechPort, typically a drone startup incubator, are converting breast pumps into rudimentary ventilators. Breast pumps create significant suction to pull milk out of a woman’s breast. Turns out the pressure, if reversed, can probably provide enough assistance to deliver the necessary positive end expiratory pressure that many patients in acute respiratory distress need.
https://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/breast-pump-vent.jpg
Since the breast pumps that are out there are mostly resting in attics unused, they may be quickly put to use as basic ventilators to help COVID-19 patients.
The engineers have already built a few prototypes, and can turn a breast pump into a simple ventilator for a total parts cost of about $300.
Some advantages of using breast pumps is that they’re built to medical standards, and have a closed-loop compressor that avoids getting contaminated, so only tubing needs to be replaced between patients, and all kinds of breast pump are compatible with the new approach.
Here’s a quick demo of the latest prototype:
Facebook group: Rapidly Deployable Breast Pump Ventilator to Combat Coronavirus (https://www.facebook.com/BreastPumpVent/)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=VqCZ_IL_LCI:yi2idriocuo:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=VqCZ_IL_LCI:yi2idriocuo:qj6IDK7rITs) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?i=VqCZ_IL_LCI:yi2idriocuo:gIN9vFwOqvQ (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=VqCZ_IL_LCI:yi2idriocuo:gIN9vFwOqvQ)
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