Low-cost respirators from UFPB have an open license for companies.
Equipped with wireless technology, a touch-screen display, and a multi-biometric system, the respirators developed by UFPB have a production cost of R$ 400,00, while the market charges R$ 15.000,00 for cheaper models.
247 - The research team from the Center for Exact and Natural Sciences (CCEN) and the Center for Informatics (CI) at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) delivered the request from the UFPB Innovation and Technology Agency for a pulmonary ventilator model within 48 hours. This information is from the portal, published on Tuesday (14). UFPB.
The ventilator developed at UFPB is equipped with a multibiometric system, features wireless connectivity that allows for real-time monitoring via smartphone apps, and a touch-screen display attached to its body.
The device is quick to assemble and program, taking up to 60 seconds, and is also low-cost, at approximately R$400,00, cheaper than the equivalent from the University of São Paulo, which costs R$1.500,00. Respirators on the market have minimum prices of R$15.000,00.
The project has an open license for those interested in producing the pulmonary ventilator.