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The Cuban lung ventilator Combiovent. Photo: Abel Rojas Barallobre/Juventud Rebelde.

Cuban lung ventilator “in introduction phase” in hospitals on island

Combiovent, a Cuban lung ventilator for intensive care of adults is already “in the introduction phase” in the national health system, particularly in Havana. Currently, 15 units are operating in three hospitals in the Cuban capital, according to Granma newspaper. The equipment can provide artificial respiration to seriously ill patients in critical condition “as a result of an illness, trauma or other condition,” which “requires ventilatory support,” says the official publication. Designed and produced by the Combiomed Digital Medical Technology Company of the BioCubaFarma group, the device last March got the sanitary registration of the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED). Already in 2022, the island’s regulatory authority had authorized its clinical use after a “rigorous validation process,” as reported at the time. El permiso de uso en humanos fue otorgado luego de un riguroso proceso de validación. Se hicieron dos pruebas experimentales satisfactorias en cerdos, se realizaron pruebas al software, al sistema neumático, a la electrónica del equipo, y un diagnóstico de estabilidad. pic.twitter.com/VzdaLvTT5D — Juventud Técnica (@JuventudTecnica) October 19, 2022 According to engineer Arlem Fernández Sigler, general director of Combiomed, the device “covers the entire range of functions linked to ventilation,” through its “functional stability,”...

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