DISCLAIMER: This is an open source, non-profit project. It is not affiliated with any company or commercial institution. The main purpose is to share our findings with the world and invite collaborators to contribute to this project. The code is shared under the GPLv3 license agreement. For further details, please read the details of this agreement included in the repository.
WARNING: Mechanical ventilation on human patients is not to be taken lightly and involves high risks of causing damage to the respiratory system. This project is still in its early development stages.
THESE UNCERTIFIED PROTOTYPES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE ON HUMANS or ANIMALS!
This repository contains preliminary code for controls and user interface for the development of a low-cost and open source mechanical ventilator. The efforts were sparked and focussed on the Agorize Code-Life challenge with the goal of attempting to reach MHRA standard. Currently the project is in a breadboard-prototype stage. The results from some initial tests can be found on YouTube.
The progress of our mechanical team including CAD files can be found on a shared GoogleDrive folder.
A first test pre-release can be found under releases. Its objective is to be able to install and run the User interface on a Raspberry Pi 3B together with a 7" touch screen. There are bugs that need to be fixed and it is not yet fully linked to the arduino controls. However, it can be used to test and get an idea of the user interaction as well as the layout/sizing for further development.