A less complex machine Medtronic makes less complex ventilator machines for the less critically ill as well, and the firm is considering making “one or two” of its designs open source.

A medical ventilator is a machine that helps your lungs work. It can be a lifesaving machine if you have a condition that makes it hard for you to breathe properly.

A ventilator helps patients who cannot properly breathe on their own by pumping air into their lungs through a tube that has been surgically inserted into their windpipes.

For children in critical condition who struggle to breathe, ventilators are essential machines; however, it is important to recognize that they may unintentionally hurt the patient.According to a ...

A ventilator, sometimes called a mechanical ventilator, is a machine that helps you breathe when you're sick, injured, or sedated for an operation. It pumps oxygen-rich air into your lungs. It ...

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers use machine learning to better mesh ventilator rhythms with patient breathing in the pediatric intensive care unit.

An Adaptive Servo-Ventilation (ASV) machine provides an alternative treatment for Sleep Apnea and the more common CPAP machines. Learn more here.

Managing her husband Todd's health needs means continuing to improve the processes for his ALS caregivers, writes columnist.

A negative pressure ventilator is a machine outside your body that helps you breathe. Learn about its history during pandemics and more.

Learn about what going from a ventilator to a tracheostomy involves, how long it takes, and the associated risks.

A shortage of the breathing machines could mean the difference between life and death for the sickest coronavirus patients.