China3D printingNet April 8th, the Leitat1 bag valve (BVM) was previously mentioned in the scope of our emergency medical supplies.Emergency breathing apparatus has3D printingThe component, developed by a consortium of Spanish companies, is an auxiliary device used when the long-term respirator system cannot be used. Now, this device has been used on-site in patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Tací Hospital in Catalonia, Spain.
According to the Leitat Technical Center, a private technical agency that designed the device, in preliminary tests on patients in the hospital’s ICU,Leitat1The on-site respirator works normally. The device has been approved by the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios or AEMPS) and will now be deployed to several other hospitals in Catalonia.
Leitat1 emergency breathing apparatus.Picture by3D printingMedia network provided.
The Free Zone Consortium (CZFB), Hewlett-Packard, Leitat, CatSalut, Terrassa Health Consortium (CST) and the Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell developed Leitat1 within a week and conducted medical verification. The design itself was developed by Leitat senior engineer Magí Galindo, using HP 3D printingThe parts are made with industrial scalability in mind. Leitat1 was tested and optimized to ensure its safety and was certified by AEMPS, and medically verified by Dr. Lluís Blanch, a mechanical ventilation expert from Parc Taulí de Sabadell. From the initial prototype, the team integrated volume sensors, pressure sensors and oxygen alarms, which are all necessary for patient safety and long-term use.
Doctor with intubated patient with the new live respirator Leitat1. Image courtesy of Leitat.
Now that the device has been successfully operated, the clinical trials of the device will be expanded throughout the region, starting with several hospitals such as Taulíde Sabadell Hospital, Vall d’Hebrón Hospital, Mar Mar Hospital, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa Hospital and Granollers General Hospital . It is coordinated by Dr. Ricard Ferrer, Director of the ICU Department in Valld Hebron.
Once production on the device is officially started, it can pass clinical tests. It is estimated that the daily output of the device is 50 units, and the cost is 10 times that of traditional respirator devices. The plan will be supported by 3D Factory Incubator and IAM3DHUB, using the CZFB infrastructure and HP production team to print parts and assemble them at the factory in la Fundación Cares. Other companies planning to support this work include BSHElectrodomésticos España and Airbus, which will help develop the next generation of equipment Leitat 2.0.
At the same time, Leitat and its partners have also participated in other projects for medical replenishment work, including the production of 3D printable ventilation distributors. This section allows multiple patients to use a single ventilator. HP also hosts files for other devices on its website, such as hands-free door openers, face masks, and masks.
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