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The novel Mechanical Ventilator Milano for the COVID-19 pandemic

2021; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/5.0044445

1527-2435

Alessandro Abbà, C. Accorsi, P. Agnes, E. Alessi, P. Amaudruz, A. Annovi, F. Ardellier Desages, Sudie E. Back, Carme Macià Badia, J. Bagger, V. Basile, G. Batignani, A. Bayo, Ben Bell, Manuel Beschi, Denise Biagini, G. Bianchi, S. Bicelli, Dorothy Bishop, T. Boccali, Andrea Bombarda, Silvia Bonfanti, W. Bonivento, M. Bouchard, M. Breviario, S. J. Brice, Ryan Brown, J. M. Calvo-Mozota, L. Camozzi, Marie-Lys Camozzi, A. Capra, M. Caravati, Massimo Carlini, Andrea Ceccanti, B. Celano, J. M. Cela Ruiz, C. Charette, Giacomina Cogliati, M. Constable, C. Crippa, Giorgio Alberto Croci, S. Cudmore, C. E. Dahl, A. Dal Molin, M. Daley, Maria Chiara Di Guardo, Giuseppe D’Avenio, O. Davignon, M. Del Tutto, J. M. de Ruiter, Amanda Devoto, Pablo Diaz Gomez Maqueo, Fabio Di Francesco, M. Dossi, E. Druszkiewicz, M. Dūma, E. Elliott, D. Farina, Carlos Fernandes, F. Ferroni, G. Finocchiaro, G. Fiorillo, R. Ford, Giuseppe Foti, Rodney Fournier, D. Franco, C. Fricbergs, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, P. Garcı́a-Abia, Angelo Gargantini, L. Giacomelli, F. Giacomini, F. Giacomini, L. S. Giarratana, Sarah Gillespie, Donato De Giorgi, Tsinuel Girma, R. Gobui, D. Goeldi, F. Golf, P. Gorel, G. Gorini, E. Gramellini, Giuseppe Grosso, F. Guescini, Emma Guêtre, G. Hackman, Theresa A. Hadden, W. Anthony Hawkins, Kazuhiro Hayashi, A. Heavey, G. Hersak, N. P. Hessey, G. Hockin, Katelyn Hudson, Aldo Ianni, C. Ienzi, V. Ippolito, C.C. James, C. Jillings, C. Kendziora, Sheharyar Khan, E. Kim, Mary A. King, Sarah King, A. Kittmer, I. Kochanek, Jim Kowalkowski, R. Krücken, M.H. Kushoro, Samantha Kuula, Martín Laclaustra, G. Leblond, L. Lee, A. Lennarz, M. Leyton, Xinran Li, Peter Liimatainen, Christopher T. Lim, Tobias Lindner, T Lomonaco, Peiyi Lu, R. S. Lubna, G. Lukhanin, G. Luzón, Maritza Bentham Macdonald, Giovanna Magni, Ritesh Maharaj, Sabrina Manni, Caterina Mapelli, P. Margetak, L. Martin, Steven J. Martin, M. Martínez, N. Massacret, Patricia McClurg, A. B. McDonald, E. Meazzi, R. Migalla, T. Mohayai, Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti, G. Monzani, Corrado Moretti, Bethaney Morrison, M. Mountaniol, Ana Paula Muraro, Pietro Emanuele Napoli, F. Nati, C. R. Natzke, A. J. Noble, A. Norrick, K. Olchanski, A. Órtiz de Solórzano, Fabrizio Padula, M. Pallavicini, Ilaria Palumbo, E. Panontin, Nicola Papini, L. Parmeggiano, S. Parmeggiano, Kinjal P. Patel, Aalpen A. Patel, Mark V. Paterno, C. Pellegrino, Patrizio Pelliccione, V. Pesudo, A. Pocar, Allen Pope, S. Pordes, F. Prelz, O. Putignano, J. L. Raaf, Carlo Ratti, M. Razeti, A. Razeto, Donald N. Reed, J. Refsgaard, Timothy M. Reilly, A. Renshaw, F. Retriere, Elvinia Riccobene, D. Rigamonti, Angela Rizzi, J. Rode, Javier Romualdez, Luke R. Russel, D. Sablone, Sabino W. Della Sala, Davide Salomoni, Pietro Salvo, Alexander Varón Sandoval, E. Sansoucy, R. Santorelli, C. Savarese, E. Scapparone, T. Schaubel, S. Scorza, M. Settimo, Bennett Shaw, S. Shawyer, Alex Sher, Adrian HY Shi, P. Skensved, Arthur S. Slutsky, Bram W. Smith, N.J.T. Smith, Alex Stenzler, C. Straubel, P. Stringari, M. Suchenek, B. Sur, Stefano Tacchino, Lily E. Takeuchi, M. Tardocchi, R. Tartaglia, Eva Thomas, D. Trask, J. C-L. Tseng, Larissa Tseng, L. VanPagee, V. Vedia, B. Velghe, S. Viel, Antonio Visioli, Laura Viviani, D. Vonica, M. Wada, D. Walter, H. Wang, M. H. L. S. Wang, S. Westerdale, David D. Wood, D. Yates, S. Yue, V. Zambrano,

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Presented here is the design of the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), a novel mechanical ventilator designed for rapid mass production in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to address the urgent shortage of intensive therapy ventilators in many countries, and the growing difficulty in procuring these devices through normal supply chains across borders. This ventilator is an electro-mechanical equivalent of the old and reliable Manley Ventilator, and is able to operate in both pressure-controlled and pressure-supported ventilation modes. MVM is optimized for the COVID-19 emergency, thanks to the collaboration with medical doctors in the front line. MVM is designed for large-scale production in a short amount of time and at a limited cost, as it relays on off-the-shelf components, readily available worldwide. Operation of the MVM requires only a source of compressed oxygen (or compressed medical air) and electrical power. Initial tests of a prototype device with a breathing simulator are also presented. Further tests and developments are underway. At this stage the MVM is not yet a certified medical device but certification is in progress.