HEV and HPLV: High quality medical ventilators for low and middle-income countries beyond the COVID-19 epidemic

<!--HTML--><p><span><span><strong><img alt="" src="https://indico.cern.ch/event/1162368/images/36833-Banner-seminar%20copie%202_Facebook%20copie%202.png" style="height:338px; width:600px" /></strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong>Abstract&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span style="color:black">The COVID-19 epidemic highlighted the lack of high quality medical equipment in low and middle-income countries. It demonstrated that medical ventilators are financially inaccessible in many hospital settings, and the need for diversified solutions which can deliver ICU level performance persists.</span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span><span><span><span style="color:black">The High Energy physics Ventilator (HEV) is a high-quality, low-cost, versatile ventilator, which was originally designed by a team of CERN scientists and collaborating institutes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The HEV design provides standard ICU ventilatory modes, is capable of supporting spontaneous breathing and supplying oxygen-enriched air and can be combined with an external air supply for use in situations where compressed air is not readily available. The functionality was developed with a focus on safety and performance. </span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span><span><span><span style="color:black">In 2021, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), awarded funding to a collaboration between the UK, Brazil and CERN to redesign the HEV, working towards the goal of making high quality medical equipment more widely available in low and middle-income countries. &nbsp;The High Performance Low Cost Ventilator (HPLV) further advances the HEV development towards regulatory approval and commercial implementation. The mechanics, electronics and software are re-engineered to improve robustness and to meet international regulatory requirements and are tested in Brazilian settings.&nbsp;HPLV can be taken to market by a commercial company with a much lower than normal barrier to entry primarily in terms of time (for regulatory approval) but also with a concomitant cost saving.</span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span><span><span><span style="color:black">We describe the HEV conceptual design and the performance evaluation of the prototypes and the HPLV further development towards commercial implementation and adaptations for low- and middle-income countries with a focus on Brazil.</span></span></span></span></p> <p>Please click the link below to join the webinar:<br /> <a href="https://cern.zoom.us/j/68676576613?pwd=emNKOUVBdVUrUWtSOVRBaEsvVEY0dz09">https://cern.zoom.us/j/68676576613?pwd=emNKOUVBdVUrUWtSOVRBaEsvVEY0dz09</a><br /> Passcode: ventilator</p> <p>Please check the indico page for updates. During the seminar, in case of technical issues, it is where we will post information. Thank you!</p> <p><span><span>To be kept informed of KT Seminars please </span></span><span><span>sign up at: <a href="http://cern.ch/go/F9cX" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:#365899">http://cern.ch/go/F9cX</span></span></a></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>