OstreaVent™ Upgrade for the Adult Population
The OstreaVent™ is a pressure-controlled, time-cycled mechanical ventilator which has been used for more than 5 years on neonates. Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea Jr together with engineers from the UP Diliman College of Engineering developed the first OstreaVent™ and the Breath of Life Foundation, founded by Dr. Ostrea, has donated more than 65 of these to several government hospitals nationwide.
Due to the COVID pandemic, UP CM Dean Charlotte Chiong approached Dr. Ostrea regarding the conversion of the OstreaVent™ into an adult ventilator. The development of the OstreaVent™Upgrade prototype is headed by the Executive Director of the Metals Industry Research and Development Center under the DOST, Engr. Robert O. Dizon together with former College of Engineering Professor, Engr. Alexander P. Paran. The Clinical Safety Trials will be headed by Dr. Ma. Esterlita V. Uy (Neonatologist and Co-investigator in the previous OstreaVent™ trials) with Adult Pulmonologists Drs. Manuel Jorge Jr. and Kris Tan and Pediatric Intensivists Drs. Herbert G. Uy and Vincent Faustino. | Dr. Ma. Esterlita V. Uy
Mechanical Ambu Bag Insufflator
Manual ambu bagging is a very common procedure seen while a patient is waiting to be hooked to a respirator. In order to overcome the inconsistency and unreliability of manual ambu bagging, a Mechanical Ambu Bag Insufflator (MABI) is being developed by Dr. Rafael Bundoc in collaboration with other academic and private groups who engaged in the same endeavor. They all felt that with proper engineering, digitalization, and validation, the team can to come up with a homegrown technology that can operate an ambu bag reliably, consistently, and safely. | Dr. Rafael Bundoc
Ginhawa Ventilator
The PGH Department of Medicine Pulmonary Section has been developing ventilators since 1987. It started with a mechanical device (Pulmo1) attached to an ambulance bag mask that was developed in collaboration with the UP College of Engineering.
In 2011, the PGH Ventilator Ginhawa project started with a grant from the DOST/PCHRD, initially in collaboration with the Mapua Institute of Technology and De La Salle University.
The latest Ginhawa prototype which is a refined ICU servo ventilator, was designed in 2019 by the PGH Pulmonary group led by Dr. Abundio Balgos and Dr. Camilo Roa, Jr. with Biomedical Specialist Glenn Tuazon. It is a compact ICU ventilator capable of providing all standard ventilator modes plus PEEP, CPAP, Pressure Support, Pressure Control, FiO2, and inspiratory flow settings for children and adults. | Dr. Abundio Balgos
Published in UP Manila Healthscape Special COVID-19 Issue No. 2
