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Looming ventilator shortage amid pandemic sparks rise of open-source DIY medical kit. Good thinking – but safe?

Graham Cobb Silver badge

I thought the article said that the 3D printed copy was a disposable device that only lasted a few hours (unlike the $11,000 version). Whether that level of unreliability and required monitoring works for the medical staff is a decision they would have to make.

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