Emergency Open-source Three-dimensional Printable Ventilator Circuit Splitter and Flow Regulator during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:
- Jennifer L. ErianJEJennifer L. Erian
- Scott H. PewSPScott H. Pew
- Maxim S. EckmannMEMaxim S. Eckmann
- 1 July 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 133 (1) , 246-248
Abstract
We present a novel addition to a previously described solution to address ventilator shortages from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic infection surges. Using access to open-source data for three-dimensional printing, ventilator splitters can be rapidly produced at any location to allow multiple patients to share a single ventilator in disaster situations. The original ventilator circuit splitting solution has been previously described1 and was implemented during the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.2Keywords
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