PIA23772: Mount Sinai Gives VITAL a Thumbs-Up
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After testing a ventilator prototype developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, doctors in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Human Simulation Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City give a thumbs up. Developed in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), requires far fewer parts than traditional ventilators, making it cheaper to build and ideal for rapid manufacture. Lying on the bed is a human patient simulator used to test the device.

Image Credit:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City and NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2020-04-23