Galilee Medical Center, NanoMedTech, Nahariya, Israel.
Israeli Air Force, Haifa, Israel.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2022 Apr;31(4):556-566. doi: 10.1080/13645706.2021.1881797. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged at the end of 2019, generating a rapidly evolving pandemic, raising serious global health implications. Among them was the fear of a mechanical ventilator shortage due to COVID-19's high contagion rate and pathophysiology. Fears of a ventilator shortage unleashed a wave of innovations.
This manuscript describes the AmboVent, a ventilator, rapidly developed with a sense of urgency, by a group of Israeli volunteers.
Using a decentralized approach, we worked extensively and managed within ten days to create a working ventilator. It utilizes a 64-year-old technological concept, the bag valve mask (BVM), sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag, which we transformed into an automatic, controlled, and feature-rich ventilator by endowing it with contemporary computing technology.
Applying a functional rather than a commercial-oriented approach can result in the ad hoc development of lifesaving solutions during a rapidly spreading pandemic.
COVID-19（SARS-CoV-2）于 2019 年底出现，引发了迅速演变的大流行，对全球健康产生了严重影响。其中包括由于 COVID-19 的高传染性和病理生理学特性而担心出现呼吸机短缺的情况。对呼吸机短缺的担忧引发了一波创新浪潮。
本文描述了一种呼吸机，名为 AmboVent，由一群以色列志愿者紧急情况下迅速开发。
我们采用分散的方法，广泛合作，并在十天内成功创建了一个呼吸机。它利用了一个 64 岁的技术概念，即袋阀面罩（BVM），有时也称为 Ambu 袋，我们通过将其与现代计算技术结合，将其转化为一种自动、控制和功能丰富的呼吸机。
采用功能而非商业导向的方法可以在迅速传播的大流行期间临时开发出救生解决方案。
