Medical Devices Center Creates New Ventilator
Ventilator prototype

UMN anesthesiology fellow Stephen Richardson partnered with the Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, directed by ME Professor Arthur Erdman, to create a prototype for a low-cost ventilator based on the idea of motorized Ambu bags. One week and 70 volunteers later, two prototypes — now called the Coventor — tested successfully.

ME professor Arthur Erdman in medical scrubs

More information on the Coventor:

KARE 11 — "'Going full-on MacGyver' — U of M doctor creates makeshift ventilators to battle COVID-19"
WCCO — "University of Minnesota Doctor Creates Simpler, Cheaper Ventilator"
Star Tribune — "University of Minnesota is going 'full-on MacGyver' against COVID-19"

You can also visit the Coventor website to learn about the project's components, assembly, and partners.

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