Edical and medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic provides all the design parameters, manufacturing instructions, and all documents related to the design of the breathing apparatus for anyone free of charge. accessible. Also, the machine's software source code is included.
 
Called the Puritan Bennett (PB) 560, this is a breathing aid that is considered to be compact, lightweight and extremely important medical equipment, easy to move and install in many different conditions. This machine was introduced in 2010 and since then, has always been the trusted medical device in the treatment process.
 
Before the current pandemic situation, ventilators are what technology companies and global governments are interested in, focusing on production to promptly save lives of patients. Many large manufacturers of the US and Europe, which are not specialized in making ventilators, are now also turning to research to find ways to do. However, with Medtronic's move to provide design and how to make it free, the process is speeded up and is much more economical.
 
Medtronic says the PB560's design is perfectly suited for startups, inventors, and research institutes. The purpose of this action is nothing more than to make dealing with the translation a little easier.
 
In addition to the PB 560, Medtronic also has more advanced machines such as the PB 980 or PB 840, made up of a lot of complex details, requiring both a global supply chain and highly skilled workers. . Meanwhile, PB 560 is smaller and simpler, but still effective in the current situation, so it is very suitable to provide new ventilators with little or no experience.
 
On a side note, the "open source" Medtronic PB 560 has a requirement to only serve the purpose of fighting the global corona pandemic and will end when WHO declares the global emergency is over. (or on October 1, 2024 - whichever comes first will stop then).
 
All documentation provided by Medtronic can be registered and downloaded with license here.
 
Source: Tinhte.vn