June - Update on progress of designs and manufacturing instructions for UCL Ventura CPAP device

The designs and manufacturing instructions for the UCL Ventura Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) device have been available to non-profits, manufacturers, health experts and researchers at no cost at covid19research.uclb.com/product/ucl-cpap. This was a humanitarian release to support the international fight against COVID19.

This form will allow teams that have downloaded the designs to provide an update on their progress and help us to identify possible barriers or needs.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email address (please use the same email you used to download the designs)

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* 3. Company name

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* 4. Country

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* 5. Have you manufactured a prototype of the UCL Ventura CPAP device yet?

Yes

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* 6. How many CPAP devices have you manufactured?

1-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

101-200

201-500

500+

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* 7. Have you obtained local regulatory approval?

Yes

In process of trying to

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* 8. If yes or in process of trying to gain regulatory approval, please can you provide more details on your progress?

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* 9. Have any CPAP devices been used on COVID19 patients?

Yes

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* 10. Can you provide any further details on the devices' use (which hospital/s, number of patients, progress of patients)?

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* 11. Have you experienced barriers to manufacturing locally?

Lack of appropriate infrastructure in local hospitals (e.g. piped oxygen supply)

Lack of access to consumables needed (e.g. patient circuit or oxygen sensors)

Lack of access to personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers

Local regulation approval process

Funding

Complexity of manufacturing process

Lack of technical information provided (e.g. need additional details about process or designs)

Lack of clinical information provided (e.g. need additional details about oxygen flow or clinical use)

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Have you engaged with UCL for further support since downloading the designs? This could involve emailing us questions, joining our Facebook group, using guidance documents or being introduced to individuals or organisations that may help.

Yes

Please add any details:

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* 13. Please upload any photos or files associated with your progress?

By uploading these photos you are giving the UCL Ventura team permission to use this photo in their reporting and communications, with full credit/acknowledgment to your team.

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* 14. Do you have any links to further information about your team e.g. website pages, social media pages or news stories?

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* 15. Are you interested in being contacted further to feature as part of our communications e.g. interviews, blogs or quotes?

Yes