Construction and Performance Testing of a Fast-Assembly COVID-19 (FALCON) Emergency Ventilator in a Model of Normal and Low-Pulmonary Compliance Conditions

Construction and Performance Testing of a Fast-Assembly COVID-19 (FALCON) Emergency Ventilator in a Model of Normal and Low-Pulmonary Compliance Conditions

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an immense, unmet and international need for available ventilators. Both clinical and engineering groups around the globe have responded through the development of “homemade” or do-it-yourself (DIY) ventilators. Several designs have been prototyped, tes...

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Main Authors: Luke A. White, Ryan P. Mackay, Giovanni F. Solitro, Steven A. Conrad, J. Steven Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
ventilator
emergency
low-cost
COVID-19
ARDS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.642353/full

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