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  2. Negative pressure ventilator - Wikipedia

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    Generally, NPVs are best with patients who have neuromuscular diseases, but normal lung compliance (a measure of the lungs' ability to expand and contract). [2] They are effective for various conditions, especially neuromuscular and skeletal disorders, particularly for long-term night-time ventilation. [1]

  3. Mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    The machine creates a negative pressure around the thoracic cavity, thereby causing air to rush into the lungs to equalize intrapulmonary pressure. The Greek physician Galen may have been the first to describe mechanical ventilation: "If you take a dead animal and blow air through its larynx [through a reed], you will fill its bronchi and watch ...

  4. Ventilator - Wikipedia

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    Deploying the best possible mix of ventilators can save the most lives. Although not formally open-sourced, the Ventec V+ Pro ventilator was developed in April 2020 as a shared effort between Ventec Life Systems and General Motors , to provide a rapid supply of 30,000 ventilators capable of treating COVID-19 patients.

  5. Breathing apparatus - Wikipedia

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    The anaesthetic machine is commonly used together with a mechanical ventilator, breathing system, suction equipment, and patient monitoring devices; strictly speaking, the term "anaesthetic machine" refers only to the component which generates the gas flow, but modern machines usually integrate all these devices into one combined freestanding ...

  6. Respironics - Wikipedia

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    In 1988, the company went public under the stock ticker symbol RESP. In 1992, Respironics received a patent for bi-level technology. This technology was originally intended as an improvement on CPAP, however, its use has expanded into the treatment of other breathing disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  7. People on breathing machines struggle without power after ...

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    Sharon Burks, who lives at Commons of Grace, said it became unbearable when the power went out. She is 63 and uses a breathing machine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which causes shortness of breath. She had to resort to her battery-powered breathing pump, which isn’t meant to be used for long periods.

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