A medical device company in Galway has designed a new system to enable two patients to be treated safely from one ventilator.
The Inspire Team, based at NUIG, is hoping the system can be replicated globally as an emergency response to ventilator shortages.
Scientists, clinicians and engineers have been collaborating intensively to develop a safe way of sharing a ventilator between two patients.
For the first time they will now be able to monitor the volume of breath going to each individual. The system is being made available to health services globally on galwayventshare.com and it has been designed so that it can be replicated using medically approved ventilator equipment.