Breathe-Global Devices LTD.
WEBA wearable. iron lung. OUR MISSION. To build inexpensive, easy-to-use, negative-pressure, breathing wellness device that can be worn without limiting the user’s everyday activities. THE PROBLEM. 8.5M outpatients don't or can't wear their masks. Opportunity: 439K outpatient ventilator prospects/year. MEET THE VENTI. The Venti is all-in-one.
New “iron lung” could help treat COVID-19 patients
WEBDec 13, 2021 · A team of engineers and doctors has developed a 21st century version of “iron lung” technology to create a breathing aid for patients suffering from COVID-19, which is cheaper and more comfortable than devices used today in intensive care units.
How a wear-anywhere vest for COPD evolved - Penn Today
WEBDec 11, 2019 · To alleviate shortness of breath in his patients with COPD, Penn Medicine’s Jake Brenner (right) envisioned a lightweight vest that could be worn during normal activity to ease the burden of moving air in and out of the lungs.
Device Accelerator: How a Vest for COPD Evolved - Penn Medicine
WEBA pump worn on the back creates negative and positive air pressure inside of the shell to pull or push the patient’s chest. Negative pressure: Air passages in the lungs open up to make it easier to inhale. Positive pressure: Compressing the lungs …
A Wearable Breathing Device for COPD Patients: A New Iron Lung
WEBDec 19, 2019 · Now Dr. Jake Brenner, a pulmonary critical care physician at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine has taken the principle behind this mechanical respirator to design a wearable breathing device for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
How the iron lung paved the way for the modern-day intensive care ... - BBC
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Most recently, a team of engineers and doctors has invented the modern version of the iron lung – technology that serves as a breathing aid for patients with Covid-19. The new device, which is...
How a wear-anywhere vest for COPD evolved | Penn Health-Tech
WEBDec 11, 2019 · An iron lung is a classic form of mechanical respirator that used both negative and positive air pressure to inflate and deflate the lungs when a person lacked ability to do it for themselves—such as when a patient was paralyzed by polio.
New Assisted Breathing Device May Soon Be Available for COPD...
WEBJan 7, 2020 · A newly developed assisted breathing device, based on the principles of older mechanical respirators but with more convenience and power, may soon be available for people with lung diseases who have trouble breathing.
Wearable technology interventions in patients with chronic
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Meta-analysis showed wearable technology interventions significantly increased: the mean daily step count (mean difference (MD) 850 (494–1205) steps/day) and the six-minute walk distance (MD 5.81...
New ‘iron lung’ to help NHS patients breathe ... - The Independent
WEBJan 20, 2021 · A 21st century version of the old “iron lung” technology, which was used to help thousands of patients with polio to breathe, could be available on NHS wards as early as this year.