1. The HEV Ventilator
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Buytaert, J, Collins, P, Abed Abud, A, Allport, P, Pazos Alvarez, A, Akiba, K, Augusto de Aguiar Francisco, O, Bay, A, Bernard, F, Baron, S, Bertella, C, Brunner, J, Bowcock, T, Buytaert-De Jode, M, Byczynski, W, De Carvalho, R, Coco, V, Collins, R, Dikic, N, Dousse, N, Dowd, B, Dumps, R, Durante, P, Fadel, W, Farry, S, Fernandez Prieto, A, Flynn, G, Franco Lima, V, Frei, R, Gallas Torreira, A, Guida, R, Hennessy, K, Henriques, A, Hutchcroft, D, Ilic, S, Jevtic, A, Joram, C, Kapusniak, K, Lemos Cid, E, Lindner, J, Lindner, R, Milovanovic, M, Mico, S, Morant, J, Morel, M, Männel, G, Murray, D, Nasteva, I, Neufeld, N, Neuhold, I, Pardo-Sobrino Lopez, F, Perez Trigo, E, Pichel Jallas, G, Pilorz, E, Piquilloud, L, Pons, X, Reiner, D, Roosens, C, Rostalski, P, Sanders, F, Saucet, E, Schmidt, B, Schoettker, P, Schwemmer, R, Schindler, H, Sharma, A, Sigaud, C, Svihra, P, van Leemput, J, Vignaux, L, Vasey, F, Woonton, H, and Wyllie, K
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Detectors and Experimental Techniques - Abstract
HEV is a low-cost, versatile, high-quality ventilator, which has been designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilator is intended to be used both in and out of hospital intensive care units, and for both invasive and non-invasive ventilation. The hard-ware can be complemented with an external turbine for use in regions where compressed air supplies are not reliably available. The standard modes provided include PC–A/C (Pressure Assist Control), PC–A/C–PRVC (Pressure Regulated Volume Control), PC-PSV (Pressure Support Ventilation) and CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). HEV is designed to support remote training and post market surveillance via a web interface and data logging to complement the standard touch screen operation, making it suitable for a wide range of geographical deployment. The HEV design places emphasis on the quality of the pressure curves and the reactivity of the trigger,delivering a global performance which will be applicable to ventilator needs beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes the conceptual design and presents the prototype units together with their performance evaluation.
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- 2020