Low Cost and Portable Mechanical Ventilator

Abstract

This paper presents a low cost and portable mechanical ventilator in order to contribute towards the increasing demand of mechanical ventilators all over the world due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. The proposed system’s portability makes it different from the other ventilators which are currently in use in different hospitals. It could be easily carried from one place to another without facing any difficulty because of its small size and low weight as compared to the previous versions of ventilators. Moreover, the aim is to design provide an adequate amount of oxygen and clears CO2 simultaneously to the patients and it will also prevent infection. The proposed ventilator is one of the simplest variations of a mechanical ventilator and the idea behind this vision is to make it too simple so that any ward nurse or a common man can easily operate it as efficiently so an expert can also invest his/her time while looking after much more severe cases as compared to not making much of his/her timeless productive while standing in front of the ventilators and taking care of patients which are in the initial phase.

Design and Operation of High Flow Oxygen Therapy: A novel approach to producing high concentration humidified oxygen for covid-19 patients

“…The increased patient-reported comfort and acceptance is an important clinical benefit over both Conventional Oxygen Therapy (COT) and Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) [1]. There are several reasons for HFNC both within and beyond the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), particularly for moderate hypoxemic patients who are breathing on their own, to prevent extubation failure due to mechanical ventilation [1], and [2]. To keep proper oxygen saturation and breathing levels, respiratory therapies are used.…”