Medical Ventilator Connection Prototype, 2020
THF186025 / Medical Ventilator Connection Prototype, 2020
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Artifact Overview
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, many infected patients developed serious respiratory complications and depended on ventilators -- then in short supply -- to breathe. This is a prototype for a connector that would allow a single ventilator to assist multiple people.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Prototype (Object genre)
Date Made
2020
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.125.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Plastic
Technique
3-D printing
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Width: 3.563 in
Length: 3.625 in
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