Helen Xun, Christopher Shallal, Justin Unger, Runhan Tao, Alberto Torres, Michael Vladimirov, Jenna Frye, Mohit Singhala, Brockett Horne, Bo Soo Kim, Broc Burke, Michael Montana, Michael Talcott, Bradford Winters, Margaret Frisella, Bradley S Kushner, Justin M Sacks, James K Guest, Sung Hoon Kang, Julie Caffrey
BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilators are essential to patients who become critically ill with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and shortages have been reported due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). METHODS: We utilized 3D printing (3DP) technology to rapidly prototype and test critical components for a novel ventilator multiplexer system, Vent-Lock, to split one ventilator or anesthesia gas machine between two patients...
September 14, 2022: 3D Printing in Medicine