Application
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Any clinical setting with an oxygen source (dual use)
Advantages
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Gas efficient
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No pressurized air or electrical requirements
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Provide effective ventilation
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Oxygen consumption considerably lower than current ventilators on the market
Important Milestones Achieved
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Initial testing with a mechanical lung conducted
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Three iterations of prototype development
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Published data in Anesthesia
Proposed Next Steps in Development
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Conduct clinical trials
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Market to governments and rural/low-resource healthcare settings
Partnerships/Collaboration Network
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Department of Anaesthetics and Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
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School of Medicine, Swansea University