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Develop and Test a 3D Printed Ventilator Manifold and a Low Cost Ventilator that Would Meet the Current Guidelines in a Surge Crisis

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    University of Minnesota

  • Principal Investigator

    MD. Roy J Cho

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    Medical School, University of Minnesota

  • 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

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

In this study led by Roy J. Cho, MD, MHA, assistant professor of medicine, researchers will design and develop a ventilator manifold to support at least two patients and a basic ventilator schematic that could meet safety requirements and support patients with confidence. "There are experimental models that have shown that a single ventilator could be modified to ventilate multiple adults for a limited time. Our device will be designed for a single ventilator to support two patients, which has not been recommended against by national organizations, using a 3D printable manifold," said Cho. "We will perform lung mechanic testing in addition to biohazard testing which has been the criticism for its use. If successfully tested, the 3D design will be available as open source data." The team's second objective is to develop, design and prototype a basic ventilator that could meet the needs of critically ill patients that are stably supported on a ventilator for respiratory failure.