Preliminary design of an innovative, simple, and easy-to-build portable ventilator for COVID-19 patients

Badre El Majid; Aboubakr El Hammoumi; Saad Motahhir; Ambar Lebbadi; Abdelaziz El Ghzizal

doi:10.1007/s41207-020-00163-1

Preliminary design of an innovative, simple, and easy-to-build portable ventilator for COVID-19 patients

EuroMediterr J Environ Integr. 2020;5(2):23. doi: 10.1007/s41207-020-00163-1. Epub 2020 May 6.

Authors

Badre El Majid^#¹, Aboubakr El Hammoumi^#², Saad Motahhir³, Ambar Lebbadi¹, Abdelaziz El Ghzizal²

Affiliations

¹ Independent Scientist, Rabat, Morocco.
² Innovative Technologies Laboratory, EST, SMBA University, Fez, Morocco.
³ Engineering, Systems and Applications Laboratory, ENSA, SMBA University, Fez, Morocco.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

This technical note describes the preliminary design of a simple, easy-to-use, and easy-to-build ventilator with an unique design that can be used for COVID-19 patients in emergencies and to prevent massive loss of life in resource-poor environments. It can be assembled by a nonexpert as a homemade solution, without the need for specific equipment or technology. The proposed system is novel, inexpensive, has a reduced reliance on external power, and is very easy to maintain.

Keywords: COVID-19; Medical hardware; Ventilator.