A team from Rice University has developed a low-cost ventilator that could help with the global coronavirus pandemic, and it only costs about $300 to manufacture.
Rice students used 3D technology to create a prototype last year, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, they joined with a Canadian company to develop a more robust version.
A typical ventilator used to treat coronavirus patients costs about $10,000.
Amy Kavalewitz, executive director of the engineering department, explained to KHOU-11 that the low-cost ventilator would be an option for non-critical patients.
"The immediate goal is a device that works well enough to keep non-critical COVID-19 patients stable and frees up larger ventilators for more critical patients," said Kavalewitz.
The team is making the plans for the low-cost ventilators available for free online for anyone in the world to use.
The Department of Defense has expressed interest in the project.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rice-u-develops-low-cost-ventilator
Rice students used 3D technology to create a prototype last year, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, they joined with a Canadian company to develop a more robust version.
A typical ventilator used to treat coronavirus patients costs about $10,000.
Amy Kavalewitz, executive director of the engineering department, explained to KHOU-11 that the low-cost ventilator would be an option for non-critical patients.
"The immediate goal is a device that works well enough to keep non-critical COVID-19 patients stable and frees up larger ventilators for more critical patients," said Kavalewitz.
The team is making the plans for the low-cost ventilators available for free online for anyone in the world to use.
The Department of Defense has expressed interest in the project.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rice-u-develops-low-cost-ventilator
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