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Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed a ventilator specially designed for this COVID-19 epidemic through 37 days’ efforts. At present, after successful testing, 500 new ventilators are being put into production.
According to a report by CNN)4 on April 24th, the working principle of the new ventilator (Vital = Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) developed by NASA is similar to that of the traditional ventilator, which uses oxygen tubes to assist patients to breathe. The difference is that the life span of the ventilator is only three to four months, unlike the traditional ventilator in the hospital, which has a life span of several years. The design engineers hope that by putting the new ventilator into use, the traditional ventilator in the hospital can be distributed to more serious COVID-19 patients.
This innovative ventilator can provide more oxygen at higher pressure than ordinary ventilators. Dr. J.D. Polk, chief health and medical officer of NASA, said: "COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit need a high dynamic ventilator. The vital purpose of this new ventilator is to reduce the possibility of COVID-19 patients entering severe illness."
At the same time, VITAL’s new ventilator is designed to be more convenient and easy to maintain, which means it can be used in different environments, including hotels and conference centers. According to the R&D team, this ventilator has fewer components and can be mass-produced, most of which can be obtained in the current supply chain and will not compete with the existing traditional ventilator supply chain.
The ventilator is NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California and Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster City, The result of cooperation between Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company, Antelope Valley College and Antelope Valley Task Force.
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