Tesla unveils coronavirus ventilator prototype that uses Model 3 parts
Ventilators are one of the most important medical devices in the battle against the coronavirus, helping keep patients with critical COVID-19 infections alive. But as the coronavirus pandemic has spread, hospitals in the worst-hit nations have found the devices in short supply. Fortunately, a handful of manufacturers have been trying to plug the shortfall including Tesla, the electric vehicle giant led by Elon Musk, which is using its New York gigafactory to help produce ventilators.
On April 5, Tesla engineering provided an update on the company's own ventilator, which is "heavily based on Tesla car parts," according to engineering director Joseph Mardall. A four-minute-long video was posted to YouTube revealing a prototype ventilator powered by many of the same components used in the Tesla Model 3.
Earlier Sunday, an aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tesla was manufacturing parts of the ventilator, not an entire machine. But it seems Tesla is moving forward on a full-scale ventilator. Musk has previously said the company would work on ventilators, though he thinks they "probably won't be needed."
Hospital grade components and parts originally designed and built for Tesla's fleet of electric vehicles work in concert to push a mixture of oxygen and air through the device. Ventilators are typically used in critical cases of COVID-19, where the lungs are filled with fluid and inflammatory cells preventing adequate oxygen exchange.
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On edit: After watching the video these seem a bit larger physically then the Ventec models I've seen.
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