A list of projects and Resources for ventilators. This list does not include links to general medical devices / projects.
Projects that are creating ventilators from scratch.
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The Pandemic Ventilator - https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Pandemic-Ventilator
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Negative pressure respirator - https://www.appropedia.org/Negative_pressure_respirator
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Open Source Ventilator - OpenLung BVM Ventilator - https://gitlab.com/TrevorSmale/OSV-OpenLung
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Rice engineering majors breathe new life into ventilators in low-resource settings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2t8d8xtD0&feature=youtu.be
Projects that are modifing existing machines.
- Retrofitting CPAP machines to reduce the ventilator shortage - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uF6VbxwtKA2iuQtYNQJ-yW9clQXDOgtaTS5TvQ8Sk8k/edit
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Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies (OSCMS) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/670932227050506/
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Project Open Air - https://www.projectopenair.org/
Books, Videos, Websites
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https://hackaday.com/2015/09/25/hackaday-prize-semifinalist-individualized-breathing-apparatus/
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CPAP vs Non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP) - https://geekymedics.com/cpap-vs-niv-bipap/
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CPAP Teardown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRHwZFa6XI0
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Bench testing simple ventilators for emergency usage, with medical write-ups of what works and what doesn’t - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/6/751
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Preventing intubation in acute respiratory failure: Use of CPAP and BiPAP - https://www.mcgill.ca/criticalcare/teaching/files/intubation
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A low oxygen consumption pneumatic ventilator foremergency construction during a respiratory failurepandemic - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Williams_et_al-2010-Anaesthesia.pdf
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The History of Mechanical Ventilation - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/rsp_it_began_with_pulmotor_booklet_9051434_en.pdf
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Principles and Practices of Mechanical Ventilation 3rd Edition - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Principles-and-Practice-of-Mechanical-Ventilation-3rd-Edition.pdf
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Understanding Mechanical Ventilation - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Understanding-mechanical.pdf
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Improvised Automatic Lung Ventilation for Unanticipated Emergencies - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/VentilatorMultiplier_aka_improv_ventilators_for_unanticipated_emergencies.pdf
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Ventilator/Respirator Hardware andSoftware Design Specification - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/VentilatorBuildInstructions_DRM127.pdf
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A Single Ventilator for Multiple SimulatedPatients to Meet Disaster Surge - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/VentilatorMultiplier_Post2001.pdf
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Safety information relating to the recommendations for the management of patients infected or potentially infected with 2019-nCoV (French) - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/mes-20200306-COVID19.pdf
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Policy for Temporary Compounding of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer ProductsDuring the Public Health Emergency Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Guidance_hand_sanitizers_0.pdf
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A low oxygen consumption pneumatic ventilator foremergency construction during a respiratory failurepandemic - https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Williams_et_al-2010-Anaesthesia.pdf
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Design and Prototyping of a Low-cost Portable Mechanical Ventilator - https://web.mit.edu/2.75/projects/DMD_2010_Al_Husseini.pdf
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Electric Blower Based PortableEmergency Ventilator - https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&httpsredir=1&article=1016&context=spacegrant
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Low-Cost Ventilator Wins Sloan Health Care Prize - https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/low-cost-ventilator-wins-sloan-health-care-prize/
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Bipap Synchrony Service & Technical Information - https://www.hmebc.com/wp-content/uploads/Respironics-Synchrony-Bipap-Machine.pdf
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Helpful Engineering - https://app.jogl.io/project/121