Coronavirus: 'I made a ventilator from a coffee machine'
Scottish design engineer Ross Hunter has made it to the finals of a global competition to create low-cost ventilators for Covid-19 sufferers. His achievement is all the more remarkable because his prototype is based on a commercial coffee machine.
Ventilators can be used to help a person breathe if they have lung disease or another condition that makes breathing difficult. They can also be used during and post-surgery He says:"It struck me that I could easily change a few components in my coffee machine prototype to make a ventilator. "I focused on creating the simplest ventilator possible that could be built anywhere and didn't require specialist parts or equipment," he explains.Mr Hunter has made the final seven out of well over 200 entries from more than 40 countries. He is the only individual left in the competition and the only contestant who is not based in North or South America.
The winner, who will be selected by the end of next month, will not receive any financial reward but will get to name the ventilator. Although the United States and other countries have increased their production of ventilators, many nations, particularly developing ones, face a serious shortage.
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