On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) China office heard the first reports of a previously-unknown virus behind a number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in Eastern China with a population of over 11 million. What started as an epidemic mainly limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. There have now been over 1,924,878 confirmed cases and 119,766 deaths, according the John Hopkins University Covid-19 dashboard, which collates information from national and international health authorities. The disease has been detected in more than 200 countries and territories, with Italy, the US and Spain experiencing the most widespread outbreaks outside of China. In the UK, there have been 88,621 confirmed cases and 11,329 deaths as of April 12. You can follow the statistics here.
This created a major problem in medical needs, and one of these needs is the ventilator where there is an acute deficiency in the world in it. you can read this.
Now the global competition is about who can make a cheaper ventilation device
There are many designs and devices( open sourse), but we chose the automated AMBU bag, and we know there are medical concerns about it but we found the best use for it,after our empathy meetings with doctors.
Many have made prototypes for it, but all are in beta, you can you can take a look here
# | COMPONENT | COUNT | UNIT PRICE | TOTAL PRICE | VENDOR | URL | NOTES |
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1 | ATMEGA 328P-AU Micro-controller | 2 | 2.20 USD | 4.40 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
2 | Crystal 16Mhz/18pF | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
3 | Green LED | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
4 | Red LED | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
5 | 10K Ohm Resistor | 2 | 0.05 USD | 0.1 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
6 | 499 Ohm Resistor | 2 | 0.05 USD | 0.1 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
7 | 22 Pf Capacitor | 4 | 0.1 USD | 0.4 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
8 | 1K Ohm Resistor | 8 | 0.1 USD | 0.8 USD | Digi-Key | LINK | |
9 | FTDI Header | 2 | 0.25 USD | 0.5 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
10 | Stepper Motor NEMA17 | 1 | 17.42 USD | 17.42 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK | |
11 | LCD | 1 | 2.22 USD | 2.22 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK | |
12 | Rotary Pot 20Kohm | 3 | 0.16 USD | 0.48 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK |
# | COMPONENT | COUNT | UNIT PRICE | TOTAL PRICE | VENDOR | URL | NOTES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ATMEGA 328P-AU Micro-controller | 2 | 2.20 USD | 4.40 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
2 | Crystal 16Mhz/18pF | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
3 | Green LED | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
4 | yellow LED | 2 | 0.25 USD USD | 0.50 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
5 | 10K Ohm Resistor | 2 | 0.05 USD | 0.1 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
6 | 499 Ohm Resistor | 2 | 0.05 USD | 0.1 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
7 | 22 Pf Capacitor | 4 | 0.1 USD | 0.4 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
8 | 1K Ohm Resistor | 8 | 0.1 USD | 0.8 USD | Digi-Key | LINK | |
9 | FTDI Header | 2 | 0.25 USD | 0.5 USD | FARNELL | LINK | |
10 | Servo Motor Large (120) 30 kg.cm Metal Gears (FS6530M) | 1 | 47.75 USD | 47.75 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK | |
11 | LCD | 1 | 2.22 USD | 2.22 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK | |
12 | Rotary Pot 20Kohm | 3 | 0.16 USD | 0.48 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK | |
13 | Serial I2C LCD Daughter Board Module | 1 | 2.23 USD | 2.23 USD | RAM electronics(LOCAL SHOP) | LINK |