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September 15, 2020
WEBINAR: NASA Ventilator Technology to be Featured in Upcoming Webinar
Learn about the VITAL ventilator technology and how NASA’s technologies and capabilities are available to industry and other organizations through NASA’s Technology Transfer Program.
August 24, 2020
Brazilian Partnership to Begin Producing NASA-Designed COVID-19 Ventilator
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency has approved the commercial manufacture of VITAL, a breathing device designed specifically to address the needs of coronavirus patients.
May 29, 2020
Eight US Manufacturers Selected to Make NASA COVID-19 Ventilator
A host of international companies will be evaluated next for the free license granted by Caltech.
May 14, 2020
How Engineers at NASA-JPL Persevered to Develop a Ventilator
As coronavirus hit, JPL engineers teamed up to make a ventilator prototype that could be mass produced to fill a massive need. It's not rocket science; it's something more.
April 30,2020
NASA-Developed Ventilator Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed the device for coronavirus patients with rapid production in mind. The license is being offered for free to manufacturers.
April 23,2020
NASA Develops COVID-19 Prototype Ventilator in 37 Days
A high-pressure ventilator designed by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for rapid production is being tested for use in medical centers.
April 23,2020
VIDEO: NASA Builds Ventilator Prototype for Coronavirus Patients
NASA is helping the medical community address the shortage of ventilators needed to treat coronavirus patients
with a ventilator prototype. Within 37 days, engineers and others at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
created a high-pressure ventilator prototype tailored to the needs of patients with COVID-19
and sent it to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York for testing.