Open Source Ventilator Industry Standards

List of Open Source Projects

1. Ventilaid - [1]. Reciprocating, with pneumatic cylinder. Project site - [2]
2. Leitat field respirator - first BVM - [3]
3. Hackaday ventilator - [4]
4. Ambu Type from Barcelona - [5]
5. MIT Ventilator - but blueprints are not available yet.

Proprietary, Free, or No License

1. AIR - [6]
2. Code Life - Free to manufacture during crisis - [7]

Types

• Manual inflator, or bag valve mask, or Ambu valve - [8]
• Accordion style, with pneumatic or comtrollable linear drive (Universal Axis)
• Automated bag valve mask
• Turbopump, microcontroller versions
• Ventilators that depend on pumping or oxygen concentrators vs. tanks of air and oxygen
• See wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilator

Glossary

• Fraction of Inspired Oxygen - FiO2 - [9]
• PEEP - Positive End Expiratory Pressure - [10]

Design

• Design of ventilators - [11]

Links

• Open Source Ventilator