Posted on 03/27/2020 12:41:25 AM PDT by knighthawk
After news spread that the Italian innovation firm Isinnova successfully saved lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, CEO Cristian Fracassi and engineer Alessandro Romaioli fielded all sorts of calls from around the world.
Many 3D-printing companies wanted to join in and help. Several countries wanted to use similar technology for their populations. But, one call started a whole new project for Isinnova’s staff in Brescia, in northern Italy.
Renato Favero, a retired physician, got in touch with Fracassi and Romaioli by contacting a doctor at the Chiari hospital where the ventilator valves were used.
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Italy doesn’t seem to have a NIH/CDC/FDA standing in the way of fixing things.
Probably a good use for those masks since they really can’t sell them anymore for their intended purpose — snorkeling. Too many users blacking out due to CO2 buildup in the trapped air space around the face. I know several scuba shops that used to sell them, but not anymore.
Italian engineering. I bet it fails to work most of the time, but it likely looks spectacular!
I’ve been wondering why the hospitals weren’t using cpap and bipap machines if they were concerned with the ventilator shortage.
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