IARespira: experiencias en el diseño y desarrollo de un Ventilador Mecánico No Invasivo para COVID-19

SALIBE, MARTÍN; GARCÍA, LEANDRO; ROMERO, GUSTAVO E; ELIAS FLIGER

Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico y Social

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Lugar: La Plata; Año: 2021

2683-8559

The surge of COVID-19 in February 2020 and its spread among the population worldwide, caused an unusual demand of mechanical ventilators due to the effects of the disease on the respiratory system of the patients. The rapid growth of acute cases stressed care units and menaced to produce the general collapse of health systems. In response to such a situation, the Technology Transfer area of the Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy (IAR), initiated the design and development of a non-invasive mechanical ventilator (NIMV or NIV), so-called IARespira, for the treatment of moderate COVID-19 patients during the outbreak. The NIV works as a pressure control device with three ventilation modes: CPAP, BiPAP and Assisted/Controlled. The device was designed taking into account the availability restrictions to critical resources, mainly in the local market. Its design was oriented towards a rapid manufacture and distribution to the several health centers across Argentina