INTEC manufactures low cost mechanical respirators
The ventilator was successfully tested in a National District health center with a patient confined in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of pulmonary compromise. Prior to this, it was tested in the INTEC Simulation Laboratory (SIMLAB) with high-fidelity mannequins. Both tests established that it meets the required standards.
El mechanical respirator o Ambi (Airway Mask Bag Unit or self-inflatable bag for assisted ventilation) is a non-invasive equipment designed to support the assisted breathing of a patient still conscious, and help you reducir el effort necessary to breathe for a certain time. The Ambu respirator is based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) model called E-VENT (approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, FDA).
La arches from the university is make 3,000 units of respirators, which is the estimated amount that would be necessary in the country based on statistics from other countries and local cases of exponential growth of confirmed cases per day and number of deaths. He work de health Dominican has around 1,000 units of respirators, according to the data recorded by the media.
The low-cost mechanical respirator manufactured at INTEC represents an estimated investment of US $ 800 per unit, based on material, import, shipping, and manufacturing costs, significantly less than would be incurred by regular assembly means. In that order, INTEC approaches with different institutions to identify ways of financing the production of the devices.
The mechanical respirator manufactured by INTEC has a pressure regulator, in order to control the appropriate pressures to avoid lung injuries; a tidal volume control, which allows it to adapt to different types of patients, both children and adults; a respiratory rate control, to auto couple with the patient; and an adapter for connection to an oxygen tank to mix the air with oxygen.
In addition to being endorsed by the FDA, this respirator model has been considered functional in the country after verifying that it provides the benefits of the technical data sheet for which it was designed and the evaluation of Dr. Pablo Smester, Coordinator of the Simulations Laboratory of the INTEC (SIMLAB), and pulmonologist intensivists and respiratory therapists. The academy team, made up of engineers and doctors, works on adaptations that reduce manufacturing costs, ensuring the quality and efficiency already verified.
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