Electrification of transport, autonomous driving, batteryfication of power and medical tools, and building and factory automation will continue to drive the market.
Illinois RapidVent Emergency Ventilator Developed for COVID-19 patients
The Illinois RapidVent emergency ventilator was developed in less than a week, and preliminary tests show performance equivalent to commercial devices; additional tests ongoing
Medtronic Shares Ventilator Design Specifications
Medtronic is publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate options for rapid ventilator manufacturing.
A Call for Ventilator Collaboration
Wouldn’t it be great if a SEMATECH-like group formed and provided a forum to enable manufacturers to collaborate to quickly get a world-best open source ventilator design approved and make it available to capable equipment manufacturers?
MIT-based Team Works on Rapid Deployment of Open-Source, Low-cost Ventilator
Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.