Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Innovation: New Ventilator Designed to Provide Respiratory Support in Emergencies
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release:
A multidisciplinary team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has developed a proof-of-concept crisis ventilator intended to provide lifesaving breathing assistance to patients requiring it when more-sophisticated respiratory support equipment is unavailable. The device acts like a mechanical hand capable of manually bag ventilating an intubated patient.
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A multidisciplinary team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has developed a proof-of-concept crisis ventilator intended to provide lifesaving breathing assistance to patients requiring it when more-sophisticated respiratory support equipment is unavailable. The device acts like a mechanical hand capable of manually bag ventilating an intubated patient.
Built . . .