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these diffi cult times,
mirrors what our
research and
development has
done for the last 20
years. If our product
can save lives, if we can
make a diff erence during
these hard times then we are
making the world a better place for
everyone.”
“When we are developing
equipment, we listen closely to our
customers in order to perfect and
improve the product. That approach
in our collaboration with the HSE is
what has really got us where we are
today. This is very much designed as
an attachment which can be added to
any brand of ventilator. It costs a
fraction of a standard ventilator and
can be installed very easily into an
ICU unit environment. This is a
not-for-profi t activity which we hope
will open up more
opportunities for
Combilift in the
medical device area
in future.”
Commenting on the
project Minister for
Business, Enterprise and
Innovation, Heather Humphreys
TD, said: “Combilift have had huge
success all over the world because
their number one priority is fi nding
solutions. That’s why it should be no
surprise to see them stepping up to
the plate in our national and global
eff ort to defeat COVID-19. Their
hallmark as a company is innovation
and adaptability, and this splitter
device is testament to that. I would
like to commend them on their
wonderful achievement and wish
them every success as they bring the
product to market.”
Dr. Michael Power, National
Clinical Lead, Critical Care
Programme, National Clinical
Programmes, Clinical Design and
Innovation, Offi ce of the Chief
Clinical Offi cer, HSE said: “The
Combi-Ventilate is a safe and reliable
attachment for ventilators for use in
an ICU setting in that unwanted
scenario where you have one
ventilator for multiple patients. It
removes that horrible dilemma. The
Combi-Ventilate is safe and reliable. It
is an engineered solution which
delivers the correct volume of air to
each patient and actually delivers the
required amounts of air to each
patient safely and reliably. The
Combi-Ventilate project is an example
of a collaboration between the
engineering and the manufacturing
industry and the Health Service
Executive (HSE). It is an agile project
which is completed inside of fi ve
weeks.”
“We have made
Combi-Ventilate
under the same ethos
and with the same
objective as we do with
all our the Combilift
products – which is all
about doing more
with less”
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