Revolve
Regulating Manual Ventilation (Patent Pending)
 Revolve is a device that is placed around a manual ventilator to help regulate how much air will be administered to a patient. This device helps the experienced healthcare professional as well as the inexperienced healthcare professional save lives and lessens the likelihood of overstraining or suffocating a patient during resuscitation. The creation of this device was inspired by the transportation process required when moving a patient from stationary ventilation to manual ventilation.
Concept Statement
With the overwhelming amount of respiratory illness facing our nation due to Covid-19, we are seeing a record-breaking number of people needing to be put on ventilators. Due to the exhaustion of stationary ventilators as well as transport ventilators. Healthcare professionals are resorting to manual ventilation more than ever. 
Currently manual ventilation is the most inconsistent form of ventilation. Healthcare professionals are unable to gauge the volume of air they are administering to their patient. Because of this, patients are dying.
Research 
(Further research below)
- Zoom calls with Respiratory Therapits and a Nurse Practitioner.
- Simulation Lab
Sketching
Prototyping

Testing the manual ventilator using a small hexagon pattern.

Testing the manual ventilator using a large hexagon pattern. During this test, I found that the larger the pattern, the more resistance. This kept my hand from completely closing.

Final Concept
Further Research
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