The development, manufacturing and deployment of a South African engineered Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilator is described. The CSIR L.I.F.E. (Lung Inspiratory Flow Enabler) Ventilator was developed during the COVID Pandemic in response to the need for a ventilator solution to assist patients suffering from respiratory distress. A supply chain was created resulting in a near fully locally sourced product of which 18,000 units were manufactured and distributed to hospitals throughout South Africa.
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Bosscha, P.A. 2022. The journey of the CSIR L.I.F.E. CPAP ventilator. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12589 .
Bosscha, P. A. (2022). The journey of the CSIR L.I.F.E. CPAP ventilator. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12589
Bosscha, Peter A. "The journey of the CSIR L.I.F.E. CPAP ventilator." 23rd Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and CoSAAMI, Somerset-West, Cape Town, 9-11 November 2022 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12589
Bosscha PA, The journey of the CSIR L.I.F.E. CPAP ventilator; 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12589 .