Preliminary Design and Development of a Mechanical Ventilator Using Industrial Automation Components for Rapid Deployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
covid 19
industrial automation
mechanical ventilator
rapid development
real time operation
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
accepted:
12
12
2021
entrez:
17
1
2022
pubmed:
18
1
2022
medline:
18
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) created a shortage of mechanical ventilators in the healthcare sector, resulting in rationed distribution, ethical dilemmas, and high mortalities. This technical report outlines the design and product outcome of a mechanical ventilator based on readily available off-the-shelf components, minimizing the dependence on manufacturing facilities. The ventilator was designed to operate in both hospitals and remote locations, having the ability to operate off various gas pressures and low voltage supplies. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the challenges of developing a device in an online setting with minimal manufacturing assistance were explored. Within a 10-day period, the team designed, prototyped, and conducted preliminary feasibility testing on the mechanical ventilator. The proposed design was not intended to replace, or be used as a medically approved ventilator, but demonstrates the ability to exploit off-the-shelf components to enable fast development and assembly.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35036217
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20386
pmc: PMC8752376
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e20386Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, DeBoer et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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