Neowin News Feed for: Ventilator

NASA's ventilator prototype approved for use by the FDA

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 01 May 2020 09:04:01 +0000

VITAL was tested successfully on a human patient simulator. It has now been approved by the FDA for use in severe cases of COVID-19. NASA is now looking for partners to take on its manufacturing. Read more...

A Raspberry Pi-powered ventilator will soon be tested in Colombia

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:50:01 +0000

Seeing the global spike in the demand for ventilators, Marco Mascorro built a low-cost ventilator using Raspberry Pi and easy-to-source components. Its testing will commence in Colombia. Read more...

Maingear builds a ventilator at a fraction of the price using gaming PC cases

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:22:01 +0000

Using off-the-shelf components like the F131 PC case as the chassis, the LIV is Maingear's emergency pulmonary ventilator manufactured at a quarter of the price of traditional ventilators. Read more...

Tesla shows off its ventilator design process

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:30:02 +0000

Forecasting the risk of a global shortage of ventilators due to COVID-19, Tesla has released a video giving a behind the scenes peek into the design process for its first ventilator prototype. Read more...

Ventilator production to start 'as soon as humanly possible' in Giga NY factory: Elon Musk

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:08:01 +0000

Musk made the announcement through Twitter, stating that he wants the New York factory to open at the earliest so the ventilator production can be rapidly increased "to help the citizens of New York." Read more...