East/West Manufacturing Enterprises and Sisu entered into a partnership to build Air Boost’s Austin P51 emergency hospital ventilator. The Austin P51 ventilator is a low-cost device that includes many features of current intensive care unit-grade ventilators, according to a news release. However, they can be quickly produced and delivered, as evidenced by Air Boost conceiving […]
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Hillrom secures EUA for use of MetaNeb system with coronavirus patients
Hillrom (NYSE:HRC) announced today that it received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its MetaNeb system to help COVID-19 patients. Chicago-based Hillrom designed MetaNeb to combine lung expansion, secretion clearance and aerosol delivery into a single therapy session available for use with any ventilator. MetaNeb includes a closed-circuit design with a bacterial-viral filter to protect patients […]
DoD’s $133m N95 mask contracts going to 3M, Honeywell, Owens & Minor
The U.S. Defense Department’s $133 million in N95 respirator contracts are going to 3M (NYSE:MMM), Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) and Honeywell (NYSE:HON), a top DoD official said today. Ellen Lord, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, said the military finalized the contracts this week — enabling the delivery of 39 million N95 masks over the next 90 days. The contracts […]
Ventilator splitter developed with Yale receives EUA
Vent Multiplexor and Yale New Haven Hospital announced last week that they received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for a ventilator splitter. The company and hospital collaborated to design the Vent Multiplexor device to offer individualized emergency crisis care for two adult patients in need of mechanical ventilation when limited to just one ventilator machine. […]
How Vecna Robotics is helping to combat ventilator shortages
Vecna Robotics is part of the growing number of companies combating the shortage of ventilators caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Waltham, Mass.-based Vecna Robotics, along with sister companies VecnaCares and Vecna Healthcare, partnered with MIT CSAIL, the Toyota Research Institute and others to develop an automated manual resuscitator called Ventiv. Ventiv can be used in conjunction with […]
HHS to pay $336m to GE, Ford for ventilators
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it awarded a new $336 million contract to General Electric (NYSE:GE), in partnership with Ford, for ventilator production under the Defense Production Act. Under the contract, GE and Ford are slated to produce 50,000 ventilators by July 13, following President Donald Trump’s April 2 […]
Stryker gains emergency nod for respirator decontamination
The FDA has granted Stryker (NYSE:SYK) an emergency use authorization to decontaminate used N95 respirators using the company’s Sterizone VP4 sterilizer during the coronavirus outbreak. The Sterizone VP4 uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide to sterilize up to 20 of the masks in one cycle, according to the FDA. Stryker’s sterilizer is the fourth that uses vaporized hydrogen […]
NIH research backs decontamination methods for N95 masks
National Institutes of Health scientists have determined that N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses — getting mask supplies to last longer amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released today, NIH announced the validation of four decontamination methods after a study of the decontamination of small […]
BREAKING: FDA authorizes U of Minnesota, Boston Scientific’s low-cost ventilator
The FDA today issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for a low-cost ventilator developed by the University of Minnesota and produced by Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). Minnesota’s Coventor device made waves last month after researchers touted the design made from various parts totaling just $150. It’s now the first ventilator of its kind authorized for use under the […]
Unique Software Development launches 3D printing initiative to beat coronavirus
Unique Software Development announced today that it launched the “MakerCause” initiative to centralize 3D printing efforts for necessary equipment in the fight against COVID-19. MakerCause sets out to offer a way to produce 3D printed respirator masks, face shields and nasopharyngeal swabs to support healthcare workers, first responders and those with suppressed immune systems amid […]
U.S. Defense Department using Defense Production Act to boost N95 masks supply
The U.S. Defense Department is using the Korean War-era Defense Production Act to boost the nation’s supply of N95 respirator masks by 39 million over the next 90 days. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper made the announcement yesterday, saying the $133 million contract would “ensure our government has the industrial capacity to meet the nation’s […]