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1. Ventilator
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2. A ventilator, also known as a respirator or breathing
machine, is a medical device that provides a patient
with oxygen when they are unable to breathe on
their own. The ventilator gently pushes air into the
lungs and allows it to come back out like the lungs
would typically do when they are able
Ventilator

3. During any surgery that requires general anesthesia,
a ventilator is necessary. There are also times when a
ventilator is required after surgery, as the patient
may not be able to breathe on their own immediately
after the procedure.

4. In order to be placed on a ventilator, the
patient must be intubated. This means
having an endotracheal tube placed in
the mouth or nose and threaded down
into the airway. This tube has a small
inflatable gasket which is inflated to
hold the tube in place. The ventilator is
attached to the tube and the ventilator
provides “breaths” to the patient

5. Companies scattered around the
world are responsible for 80% of
ventilator production, according to
an analysis provided by one leading
manufacturer.
They include Germany’s
Draegerwerk AG; Philips in the
Netherlands; Medtronic Plc,
incorporated in Ireland with
“operational headquarters” in
Minneapolis; Getinge AB of
Sweden; Switzerland’s Hamilton
Medical AG; and Vyaire, which is
based in Mettawa, Illinois. Of these,
only Vyaire and Philips have
assembly plants in the U.S., the
analysis shows.

9. https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Pandemic-Ventilator/

14. Ventilators are complex
medical devices that
pump air and oxygen
into the lungs and
remove carbon dioxide,
assisting patients
whose lungs otherwise
can’t perform the job.
The most critically ill
coronavirus patients
develop severe
pneumonia, which can
make the devices
necessary.
complex

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