[chbot] Skunkworks ventilators in NZ?

Spencer Travers spencer.travers at gmail.com
Mon Mar 30 02:44:42 BST 2020


I recommend looking at the MIT Emergency Ventilator (E-Vent) Project:
https://e-vent.mit.edu/

The Key Ventilation Specifications page:
https://e-vent.mit.edu/clinical/key-ventilation-specifications/

Spencer

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:34 PM Charles Manning <cdhmanning at gmail.com>
wrote:

> John
>
> While that sounds interesting, I am somewhat confused as to how to how
> electrolysis hydrogen and oxygen fit in with mechanical ventilation.
>
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> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:17 PM John Larocco <john.larocco.work at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have an open source electrolysis device intended to assist with
>> ventilation.
>>
>> Might that be of interest to you? I can provide details and perhaps some
>> funding on parts. It uses a 12V battery and distilled water as inputs, and
>> gets H2 and O2 gases as outputs.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 9:13 AM Charles Manning <cdhmanning at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Great stuff Andy
>>>
>>> What this needs is action rather than navel gazing (which unfortunately
>>> too many of us are good at).
>>>
>>> I don't think we need is website to start, but it would not hurt to
>>> getone going. A Google Drive etc is fine for now.
>>>
>>> I think it is worth running a Plan B even if some Plan A works out too.
>>> I'd rather see two projects even if this does not end up being selected.
>>>
>>> I am trying to pull in a guy who is incredibly good as an "ar$e-kicker"
>>> and generally a get -it -moving sort of guy who is excellent at
>>> steamrolling through red tape etc and grabbing the contacts/resources
>>> needed to make things work. He's a VP of an international conglomerate but
>>> lives in Chch. I have worked with him on and off for 20+ years. Heaps of
>>> patents, but he's a manager - not an engineer, fundamentally a guy who can
>>> get action. I am hoping to point him towards the governmen and ask him to
>>> dig up details, find the contacts, score resources, find a doctor with a
>>> few hours to spare, & whatever.
>>>
>>> For this to have value we need aggressive timescales and goals.
>>> We beg/borrow shamelessly. I don't care where ideas come from. No
>>> advocacy.
>>>
>>> I think it must be easy to manufacture etc.
>>> Easy to use parts (eg. PC power supples) and easy to substitute (eg no
>>> PC power supply? use something else).
>>> Simple manufacturing processes prefered.
>>> Easy to use, train, whatever...
>>> This is real - not just a science fair project that can half-work.
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:27 PM ceo at andygardner.com <ceo at andygardner.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
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>>>> On 30/03/20 1:18 pm, ceo at andygardner.com wrote:
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Ideally, a focused mailing list should be created.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I've just registered ventilators.nz
>>>>
>>>> Can one of our club members with the resources please set up a server
>>>> for mailing list and collaborative website/blog etc etc so we can get
>>>> focused on this and start recruiting people from around the country? LMK
>>>> DNS data ASAP.
>>>>
>>>> Is there someone here with the skills who could devote their time to
>>>> site design/admin?
>>>>
>>>> Let's get this party started.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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