The fast track in ventilator designs isn’t the issue. Its trump hobbling the effort. FDA is just another hurdle in a rather simple design , as a matter of fact an “ open source project “ has flooded online to have ANYONE with engineering , industrial design , 3D manufacturing to add ANY type of design for quick design and possible implementation...... from simple electro-mechanical devices that power manual resuscitation bags to full metered oxygen mixing devices .... to discount ANY companies or technical inventor effort to due what they can shouldn’t be frowned on and nit picked .... what recourse do we have ?
In combat , medics often “ improvised “ , Apollo 11 did too , maybe some of you are not aware when you broke a leg some time ago , you would splint the damn thing with a stick .......it’s not a very complicated device when one looks at the basics of its design. Even some devices use Goodyear air pumps internally . The PCB are designed for flow control and sensor alarms , something a fucking Rasberry could tackle. Some have Aur / Oxygen intermix chambers , but simple resuscitation devices could also help when staff cannot manually pump a bag. Even some citizens are 3d modeling face shields in 400 count runs . Here in Los Angeles one of the biggest Tshirt manufactures are making layered face masks for anyone in need like law enforcement, hospital staff , etc.
These stories I post shouldn’t be kicked down as frivolous attempts, if I had the skill in design , I would try to look into a solution just to help ..... because I would rather have a fighting chance than “ wait for a miracle “.
Fuck the FDA and the red tape , most of you should already know this overseer takes their sweet time on medications and products all the time. We should be thrilled that someone somewhere could provide some help , Nero obviously won’t.