Toaster Sized Ventilator From India Helps Fight Virus Infection

Originally created by robot scientist and a neurosurgeon to help India's poor

toaster-sized ventilator offering hope in fight against coronavirus pandemic 

virus attacks lungs, making ventilators, which pump air into patient, critical 

hospitals around the world swamped with Covid-19 cases

production of AgVa's portable ventilator shot up from 500 to 20,000 a month

at US$2,000 (RM8,716) AgVa ventilator is fraction of price 

conventional ventilators more than US$10,000 (RM43,580)

Indian govt banned export of coronavirus medical exports, including ventilators

AgVa – weighs just 3.5kg – can move less critical patients back to homes 

machine is easy to transport and install, and needs low power

to convert hotel into ICU, simply use device, it doesn't require other infrastructure

Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest car maker, pledged to help AgVa ramp up production 

government called on auto firms to contribute anti-coronavirus effort

Plug and breathe

India has only 40,000 ventilators

coronavirus crisis explode in Europe 

could become catastrophic shortage for India

My comments : Maybe the Indians will license the technology quickly and allow other manufacturers around the world to manufacture the device. 

I am certain the Chinese can make this ventilator at even lower costs.