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A Portable Emergency Ventilator (PEV) is a device that can provide positive pressure ventilation to a person who is incapable of breathing on their own. This device can eliminate the need for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation used by first responders during CPR, thus drastically eliminating the spread of diseases. The device can also be used when transporting patients or in home use when a large ventilator is too expensive and impractical.

This project focuses on improving a PEV developed in the early 1990s by Jeff Gutterman and Roman Press (shown on right below). The goal of this project is to update the model using technology available today by making it lighter, more efficient, easier to use, and provide more feedback. The expected end result is a functional prototype (shown on left below) which can be marketed to companies and be manufactured.

Project Name

Portable Emergency Ventilator

Project Number

P13026

Start Term

2012-2

End Term

2012-3

Faculty Guide

Edward Hanzlik

Primary Customer

Jeff Gutterman

Roman Press

Sponsor (financial support)

Jeff Gutterman

Roman Press

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Planning & Execution

Systems Design

Detailed Design

Project Review

Photo Gallery

Planning & Execution

Build, Test, Document

Project Review

Final Presentation (MS Power Point)

Technical Paper (MS Word)

Technical Paper (PDF)

Team poster (PDF)