{"id":9521,"date":"2020-04-13T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/?p=9521"},"modified":"2021-05-31T22:37:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:37:39","slug":"ihumen-utm-experts-developed-a-prototype-of-ventilator-machine-using-3d-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/ihumen-utm-experts-developed-a-prototype-of-ventilator-machine-using-3d-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"iHumEn & UTM Experts Developed a Prototype of VENTILATOR MACHINE using 3D Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Ministry of Health Malaysia and UTM are collaborating on a new prototype ventilator device, which will serve as a backup measurement in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Under the aegis of Collaboration Engineering Services Division, the device known as Medical Ventilator Apparatus will serve as an alternative solution for the ministry if the demand for ventilators in intensive care units (ICUs), nationwide, exceed the available supply. The dean of the UTM Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir stated that the device is based on an open-source design, originally drafted by a team of engineers in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media briefing was officiated by the Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba. He said, \u201cWe utilized the design and made several adjustments to it. Theoretically, it is ready for use, but we have sent it for approval to the Medical Device Authority\u201d during the media briefing at the ministry complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Rafiq, who also a research fellow of SITC, mentioned that the prototype will also utilize 3D printing to produce several parts of the device, thereby making it more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe device will also be tested thoroughly to ensure its functionality and efficiency. It should be noted that, the ventilator prototype is for emergency usage, in contrast to the standard ventilation units in hospitals which are more permanent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry and UTM are also in collaboration with Radicare (M) Sdn. Bhd. to develop a prototype splitter kit, aims to provide breathing assistance for COVID-19 patients in ICUs. Similar to the ventilator prototype, the splitter kit will also use 3D printing and is based on a concept originally designed by a team of medical specialists from the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University in Vermont, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe splitter kit will enable a standard ventilator unit to be shared by two patients when receiving breathing assistances, if the COVID-19 infection pandemic in Malaysia reaches the critical level,\u201d said Prof. Rafiq.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ventilator machine developed by iHumEn dan UTM Experts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Rafiq give a briefing about the prototype at the media session<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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UTM Experts exhibit the prototype during media briefing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis news was originally published at www.malaymail.com, \u201cHealth Ministry, UTM collaborate on three projects for COVID-19 care\u201d, 13 Apr 2020, Malay Mail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Health Malaysia and UTM are collaborating on a new prototype ventilator device, which will serve as a backup measurement in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Under the aegis of Collaboration Engineering Services Division, the device known as Medical Ventilator Apparatus will serve as an alternative solution for the ministry if the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":9522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[121,123,65,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin","category-bulletin-issue-2","category-ihumen","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9521"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9941,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9521\/revisions\/9941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ihumen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}