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Life & fun · April 2, 2020

Worldwide Ventilator

A low-cost & open source field emergency ventilator.

Worldwide Ventilator launched on April 2, 2020 with 3 votes, #2,311 of 5,003 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

A low-cost, no electronics, open source field emergency ventilator for the world during the COVID-19 crisis. Based on a US Army emergency ventilator from 1965. Currently looking for medical testing help, resources, and collaboration.

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With our open source design, this part can be created at any local machine shop or with a 3D printer. Clean pressurized air can come from a hospital compressed air supply system and 15LPM max pressure regulator. The vinyl mask or ET tubes will attach to the device, and on exhale, a HEPA filter or UV light could sterilize. A standard oxygen supply could be added to the intake as well as a humidification system. Our device is an assisted breathing device. It uses pressure to switch modes, so the design may support both assisted and automatic breathing modes. It can do more or less based on someone's own capabilities. If someone tries to inhale, then it will help them inhale. If they try to…from worldwideventilator.com

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