Common invasive ventilators are in short supply. While numerous companies have stepped forward to scale up production of the expensive products (usually between $25,000 and $50,000), the need for equipment continues to grow.
“If a patient goes to a hospital, and all of the ventilators are taken up, the only other option the patient has is to have a nurse or, God forbid, a loved one, actually ventilate that patient by hand,” University of Minnesota Earl Bakken Medical Center lab supervisor Aaron Tucker told the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast.
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