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Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM): A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Production in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic [Funder: Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants]

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Other Funders (Canada)

  • Principal Investigator

    Simon Viel

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    Carleton University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Supportive care, processes of care and management

  • Special Interest Tags

    Innovation

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic creates an urgent need for mechanical ventilators. Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) is the product of an international collaboration of physicists and engineers in partnership with medical doctors on the front line. This new ventilator is designed to provide pressure-controlled and pressure-supported breathing modes needed for intensive care, with as low cost as possible, and suitable for rapid large-scale production. For all these reasons, there is interest in MVM from industrial partners worldwide. MVM prototypes are now under test to ensure that the ventilator is safe and effective. Carleton University has taken responsibility for leading the MVM-Canada data analysis team towards certification by Health Canada, and during the mass production of this life-saving equipment.