An inexpensive, easy to fabricate, ventilator

[Libertarian666]

https://coventors.com/

[Hal]

https://coventors.com/

Thanks Tech,

Brings back memories from the 80's....
Whats old is new again.

The used to have fully pneumatic ventilators - no batteries needed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... e=emb_logo

[Kriegsspiel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ftmOI5NnI

[CT-Scott]

I just posted this in the main Coronavirus thread, but then spotted this thread, so I figured I'd repost it here...

After many months (years?) of my wife nagging me about my snoring/apnea, I finally gave in early this year and got a CPAP machine. I'm ignorant about ventilators, but had the idea the other day of whether a CPAP machine could be used as a "not-as-good-but-maybe-good-enough" ventilator substitute. Sure enough, a Google search turned up some hits on this idea. Here's one:

Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/let ... -providers