Portable Ventilation Technology

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. has created a large influx in the number of patients entering hospitals. Because the disease primarily affects lung function, this has lead to a strain on the national stockpile of available mechanical ventilators. Ventilators are expensive and complex to manufacture, meaning that hospitals treating patients experiencing acute respiratory distress as a result of COVID-19 are at risk of not having enough equipment available.

Using our expertise in working with sensor and motor technology, Phoenix America was able to develop a solution to help ease demand for mechanical ventilators. The PhoenixAir is a product that works by adding a mechanized pump to a traditional valve mask. These products cost a fraction of ventilators and would allow medical staff to save time while potentially providing a less invasive treatment for acute respiratory distress. 

MEDIA LINKS:

• https://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/04/09/kevin-leininger-with-ventilators-still-scarce-local-firm-working-on-next-best-thing/
• https://www.wowo.com/scott-mentzer-on-ventilators/
• https://wpta21.com/2020/04/09/fort-wayne-company-seeks-to-make-simplified-ventilators-for-hospitals/
• https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/42017319/phoenix-america-producing-ventilators