RespiraWorks
Nonprofit open-source engineering organization that designs, documents, and helps deploy low-cost, full-feature ventilators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) for resource-limited settings. Activities include hardware and software development, prototyping, testing, local manufacturing partnerships, and efforts to align designs with medical device standards.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
RespiraWorks
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North America
Products
Open-source ICU-capable ventilator
Publicly documented ventilator design intended to provide advanced respiratory support modes suitable for extended patient care; includes mechanical designs, electronics schematics, firmware, and test documentation to enable local manufacture.
Open-source Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
A reusable, battery-powered respirator system that filters both inhaled and exhaled air using P100-equivalent cartridges and wearable blower units with documented assembly and parts lists.
Open-source ICU-capable ventilator
Publicly documented ventilator design intended to provide advanced respiratory support modes suitable for extended patient care; includes mechanical designs, electronics schematics, firmware, and test documentation to enable local manufacture.
Open-source Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
A reusable, battery-powered respirator system that filters both inhaled and exhaled air using P100-equivalent cartridges and wearable blower units with documented assembly and parts lists.
Expertise Areas
- Mechanical and electrical ventilator design
- Respiratory device control algorithms and embedded software
- Powered respirator (PAPR) design and testing
- Prototype testing and reliability engineering
Key Technologies
- Pneumotachograph flow sensing
- Oxygen concentration sensing
- Stepper-driven pinch valve actuators
- Proportional oxygen solenoid valves