IRELAND: Splitting one ventilator into multiple devices

Submitted by Audry Maulana on 06 May 2020

The Irish engineering firm Combilift has leveraged their innovation skills to solve the global shortage of ventilators. It is committed to join the fight against COVID-19 and has, therefore, developed Combi-Ventilate, a splitter device that turns one ventilator into multiple ventilator stations. This device supports a much higher level of care for patients than previous attempts to split ventilators, and much greater levels of assurance for clinicians. Particulalry, the device has the following added values:

  • The Combi-Ventilate system uses standard pipes and fittings for easy assembly. Its individual patient filters prevent cross contamination. Other features include non-return valves, HEPA filters, flow sensors and an automatic flow control valve.
  • The Combi-Ventilate also has automatically adjustable flow control valves which allow the health service professional to control the tidal volume to each patient electronically, without having to make manual adjustments.
  • The Combi-Ventilate system is being developed on a non-profit basis and will be of particular benefit to healthcare systems in the developing world.

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