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Not sure what to think of this. Any people working with real medical ventilators care to comment on this?
UK gov also put out a document with the MVP for a ventilator, and the Tesla one looks like it will cover most of the therapeutic features.
The one thing I would worry about is software bugs in such a rushed project.
One complaint - everyone keeps touching their damned masks. Keep your booger picker away from your face.
For more background info on what is needed for a ventilator and why it isn't that simple: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22779665
Adjusting air temperature and humidity seems like the biggest missing piece.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/billroberson/2020/04/04/health-...
Not sure what to think of this. Any people working with real medical ventilators care to comment on this?
Not a doctor, but I did a crash course in ventilators recently and it has the main features - inspiration/expiration pressure, volume, rate, oxygen %. UK gov also put out a document with the MVP for a ventilator, and the Tesla one looks like it will cover most of the therapeutic features. The one thing I would worry about is software bugs in such a rushed project.
A fully validated ventilator is ideal, but if your other option is death, a ventilator that is "less than fully validated" might be preferable.
EDIT: You're right to acknowledge there might be bugs, it's important to quantify risk. You decision based on the risk(s) raised.
This looks promising. They're being smart to use their own supply chain as much as possible, but obviously things will get interesting when it comes to getting clearance to deploy the device. Even if the design can't be used in it's entirety, they may be able to fill part of the supply chain for other manufacturers. One complaint - everyone keeps touching their damned masks. Keep your booger picker away from your fac…
I'll be interested to see how well they can scale this up. Production functions are always dependent on the most scare component. Hopefully Tesla can leverage their already existing supplier base to easily source everything needed for this design.
I'm interested in this too. In the video, they said they're attempting to make this using as many car parts as possible, to prevent themselves from taking supply away from other ventilator manufacturers. That's a noble goal, as well as it helps them leverage their existing supply chain.
Are there certification requirements for newly designed ventilators? If so, how long would that take?
Hopefully they get these right instead of ordering C-PAP machines [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/billroberson/2020/04/04/health-...