Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide and remains a challenge that humanity must still overcome. As hospitals continue to admit critical patients, they face medical equipment shortages that may hinder life-saving treatments. We seek to combat this equipment shortage by presenting a proof-of-concept portable automated ventilator that is:

• Low cost

• Simple, Lightweight, Easy-to fabricate

As an open-source project, we will made public all the CAD files as well as the software. We hope that you can also make your own ventilator using these instructions! For the current designs, laser cutters and 3d printers are necessary, though these parts could be cut/printed elsewhere and then mailed to you for assemble.