Updates/News

11.22.20

Excited to share an overview video of the project with technical details and where we are. We put this together for #APSDFD2020 but we cover all aspects of the project in a quick 1/2hr review.

11.11.20

Very excited to share update on fully functional HFNC setup getting ready for clinical validation. Incredible team work from all partners has led to a point where we are ready to finish all the unit tests and move towards clinical validation. Enjoy the video; fruits of labor of so many months - all in a short little clip. When we all come together with a purpose and a common cause, almost anything is possible.

10.19.20

So much has been happening on all fronts; we have had little time to share updates here. It is an exciting moment as the final Pufferfish units including the HFNC software is ready to move to biomedical departments. This will be the first four units that will go to clinical partners in Nepal, India, Kenya and Bangladesh. We will try to update more regularly.

9.01.20

Seeing the various versions of the prototypes - here in a single image at Stanford. So many iterations but you can see the design progression in one single image.

8.31.20

Assembly and testing of the first set of 10 units has begun at Bharat Forge. Moonish’s team at Bharat Forge worked hard to finish the pneumatic and mechanical assembly for 10 units. Just incredible to see this image!

8.26.20

The final units for testing are being assembled currently at Bharat Forge, India. Here is a quick run through of the pneumatic circuits in it’s almost final shape by Moonish’s team with Jagdish running a quick walk through. It’s the attention to detail that defines this project - so thrilled to have partners with a common vision.

8.22.20

The power electronics team led by Deepak has been pushing on getting the power boards finalized. A crucial test for the final power boards needed to have wall to battery transition and vice/versa (hot plug/unplug) to be tested. The excitement is palpable!

8.20.20

The UI/UX and the software team have almost integrated the first interface code running on Raspberry Pi; with all the core functionality in place. Exciting moment to finally see the interface in all its glory. Kudos to UI/UX and Software team - and off course Ethan.

8.11.20

The quick-guide for the ventilator is shaping quickly. Just a glimpse of features and interface for the v1.0 design. Amazing work Elizabeth and user manual design team.

8.05.20

Amazing work by Bharat Forge team on the mechanical enclosures - they are starting to take final form.

8.04.20

Exciting to finally see injection molding started at field site in India.

7.31.20

We have been slow on updating this page - but we are ramping up on testing and production. The latest units getting ready for life time testing for individual parts. Here is a glimpse of the pinch valve testing rig in assembly at Stanford.

7.20.20

All injection molding pieces in the pneumatic circuit have been finalized with the tooling going out the door. It is exciting to see all the parts 3D printed by Pufferfish-India team one last time before injection molding begins.

7.16.20

Pufferfish-Kenya team tests Pufferfish prototype on a battery powered system capable of running the mechanical ventilators for 2 days continuously. This is crucial with power block-outs being common around the world. What is exciting is that the unit is also capable of being charged with solar panels!

7.15.20

Pufferfish-Nepal breadthing for the first time. It is incredibly inspiring with global efforts bearing fruits with Pufferfish coming online at multiple locations simultaneously. Also, after a long night at the work-bench - when all of us need that extra bit of inspiration and fresh air - we all look at the mountains right outside.

7.14.20

Hot-replug tests at Stanford where battery initially powering the ventilator when it is plugged into the power supply. Another big milestone from power supply team.

7.12.20

Pufferfish-Nepal takes its first breadth.

7.12.20

Pufferfish-Kenya team finishes complete system test on the prototype assembly

7.11.20

Pune and several other towns - home ground for Pufferfish manufacturing - go under strict lockdown due to rise of Coronavirus cases. Re-routing supplies, manufacturing to cope with changing landscape.

7.10.20

Pufferfish collaboration highlighted in “Global Collaborations for fighting against COVID19” segment at KQED (18:05 minutes). Link here.

7.8.20

Latest UI/UX finalized at University of Utah after multiple rounds of clinical feedback and testing.

7.6.20
Pufferfish takes first breath in Kenya

7.5.20
Fourth laser-cut prototype assembled at National Innovation Center, Nepal

7.3.20
Third laser-cut prototype assembled in Kenya

6.29.20
Clinician panel visits Pufferfish India team

6.28.20
Pufferfish breathes at Brown University

6.28.20
National Innovation Center joins as an international community partner in Nepal. Parts arrive in Nepal to start work on building Pufferfish at NIC.

6.26.20
Final control boards finished and ready for assembly at Brown University

6.23.20
Clinical feedback and testing at UCSF, including cough tests

6.20.20
First ASL testing at Stanford

6.19.20
Pufferfish breathes in Bharat Forge (India)

6.13.20
Kenya Association of Manufacturers joins as an international community partner in Kenya

6.12.20
Second laser-cut prototype assembled at Brown University

6.9.20
First sheet-metal prototype produced at Bharat Forge (India)

6.6.20
First breathing Pufferfish at Stanford University

6.4.20
First fully functional prototype assembled at Stanford University.

5.26.20
Stanford BioEngineering department generously provided space for Pufferfish assembly and shipping operations for us to be able to support global teams. Pufferfish getting ready to be shipped to India.

4.26.20
Bharat Forge joins as manufacturing partner from India.

4.23.20
Merged our efforts with Brown University team - Bruno effort - to form the joint “PezGlobo“ Research Consortium.

4.18.20
First public release of the project as Vent4Us - (www.vent4us.org). First pre-print is out: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.18.20070367v1 (Stanford University / University of Utah partnership).