Mechanical Ventilators Adapted from BiPAP machines?

• Modified Sleep Apnea Machines May Ease the Ventilator Crunch – Wired
• Mechanical ventilators based on a simple modification of CPAP and BiPAP machines – News Medical
• A NYC hospital has figured out how to turn sleep apnea machines it got from Elon Musk into ventilators for coronavirus patients – Business Insider
• Turning sleep apnea machines into ventilators – Berkley Engineering

See instructions and protocols developed by Mount Sinai Health System: Repurposing bi-level ventilators for use with intubated patients while minimizing risk to health care works during insufficient supply of conventional ventilation for patients with COVID-19

We want to learn more about this interesting initiative!