Mechanical Engineering
"Coventor" Becomes First of Its Kind to Get FDA Approval
April 16, 2020
A month ago, researchers at the U of M thought up an idea for a simple, low-cost ventilator to help patients breathe in emergency situations. A few days later, the Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center — directed by ME Professor Arthur Erdman — had a prototype. Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized production of what is now called the Coventor, the first of its kind to be approved for emergency use during the COVID-19 outbreak. Production is scheduled to start next month.
