COVID-19 project
We can all make a difference
Novel Coronavirus
COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. It is thought to spread from person to person, mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Spread is more likely when people are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.
COVID Virus makes it hard for the patient to breath and it constantly gets worse, until the afflicted person can no longer breathe by themselves. The current solution is to attach the patients to a mechanical ventilator, which is running hospitals dry as patients are flooding in.
Due to these reasons, we are opting to direct our efforts toward modifying existing manufacturing plans and improving these low-cost ventilator designs to better accommodate real patients.
