CRISIS ventilator: A 3D printed option for ventilator surge in mass respiratory pandemics

S. James El Haddi, Alex Brito, Xiao Yue Han, Evan Fontaine, Whitney Menzel, Dennis Child, Michelle Kenny, Stephanie Nonas, Albert Chi

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed flaws in the stockpiling and distribution of ventilators. In this study, we assessed the durability, sterilizability, and performance of a 3D-printed ventilator. Methods: SLS-printed devices were dropped from 1.83 m and autoclaved before evaluation on a COVID-19 simulated patient. The respiratory performance of an extrusion-printed device was studied using a variable compliance model. Ranges of sustainable respiratory rates were evaluated as a function of tidal volume. Results: Autoclaving and dropping the device did not negatively impact minute ventilation or PIP for sustained ventilation. Equivalence was significant across all measures except for comparing the autoclaved and dropped with p = 0.06. Extrusion produced ventilators achieved minute ventilation ranging from 4.1 to 12.2 L/min for all simulated compliances; there was an inverse correlation between tidal volume and respiratory rate. Conclusion: The CRISIS ventilator is a durable, sterilizable, and reusable 3D-printed ventilator using off-the-shelf materials which could be employed variety of adult lung diseases. Further in-vivo testing is needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)569-575
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican journal of surgery
Volume224
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Pandemic
  • Ventilator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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