Coventor Emergency Ventilator - Adult Manual Resuscitator Compressor

Applications

• Mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation

Overview

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have designed Coventor - a simple, low-cost mechanical ventilator system that can potentially be used to solve ventilator shortages in hospitals and make-shift clinics. Coventor is a device that repurposes the Bag Valve Mask manual resuscitator (“Ambu bags”), which are commonly used by paramedics and emergency medicine specialists in ICUs and ambulances. This mechanical ventilator consists of a mechanism that can continuously compress and release a reservoir bag, and a control system to adjust the respiratory rate and limit the pressure of air pushed into patients.

Designed by an anesthesiologist and engineers, this design represents a realistic approach to rapidly build life-sustaining mechanical ventilation to patients in need. The design specifications package of this is now available for download at no cost.

Key Benefits & Differentiators

• Simple parts and manufacturing process; the frame can be metal-stamped or injection molded
• Although most patients will require oxygen, the device itself does not require pressurized oxygen or air supply to function; uses available manual resuscitator bags
• Compact tabletop (or desktop) size; ideal for make-shift clinics
• Easy to use for ICU-trained medical professionals
• Low cost and scalable design

Phase of Development

• FDA Emergency Use Authorization received April 14, 2020.
• Design files ready for distribution.

Please visit Coventor website for more information.