Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2022
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
This article details the design of an open source emergency gentle ventilator (gentle-vent) framework that can be used in periods of scarcity. Although it is not a medical device, the system utilizes a wide range of commonly-available components that are combined using basic electronics skills to achieve the desired performance. The main function of the gentle-vent is to generate a calibrated pressure wave at the pump to provide support to the patient's breathing. Each gentle-vent permutation was tested using a DIY manometer as it would be utilized in the field in low-resource settings and validated with an open source VentMon. The most rudimentary implementation costs less than $40.
Publication Title
HardwareX
Recommended Citation
Oberloier, S.,
Gallup, N.,
&
Pearce, J.
(2022).
Overcoming supply disruptions during pandemics by utilizing found hardware for open source gentle ventilation.
HardwareX,
11.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00255
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15657
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Publisher's Statement
© 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00255