A Remote Control System for Emergency Ventilators During SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

As COVID-19 began to grip healthcare systems worldwide, worst-case models predicted huge demands for ventilators. The global community sprang to action, producing a large number of emergency "makeshift" ventilator designs. This brought about another problem: a gap between the quantity of new mechanical ventilators and the number of skilled physicians to operate them. New physicians could not complete training at the pace of ventilator production, which threatened to leave patients sitting untreated, next to unusable ventilators. To address this challenge, we developed a universal remote control system for makeshift ventilators that uses low-cost hardware addon modules to connect to different ventilators, and a three-tier control architecture to interface the ventilators with telemedicine software. We demonstrate system integration with two representative ventilator designs, adding a remote control option that allows caregivers to quickly and easily monitor and control these ventilators remotely.

An Analysis of Internet of Things Computer Network Security and Remote Control Technology

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Short Review for Design and Implementation of a New Low-Cost Prototype Portable Smart Ventilator

“…Restuccia et al (2022) proposed a developed ventilator that could be remotely controlled by a smartphone and communication networks such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and this had led to the improvement of health care by reducing the economic cost where one doctor can monitor a number of patients at the same time It also reduced the need for personal protective equipment and to support the health situation in remote areas. Its disadvantage was controlling the proposed ventilation due to the limited number of doctors [13].…”

Novel Technology Deployed for Remote Ventilator Management by Respiratory Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned

“…7 , 8 A group at the University of California at San Diego (La Jolla, CA) developed a universal remote control system for makeshift ventilators to interface with telemedicine software. 9 …”

“…7,8 A group at the University of California at San Diego (La Jolla, CA) developed a universal remote control system for makeshift ventilators to interface with telemedicine software. 9 Garzotto et al proposed the idea of a generic remote management platform capable of supporting a variety of medical devices. 10 Their system would be located in a control room and would monitor and control the core life-support systems utilized in an ICU (ie ventilators, infusion pumps and continuous renal replacement devices) using an interoperable language and a minimum set of parameters for each device type.…”