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. 2020 Apr 24;18(4):e3000730. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000730

Table 2. Open source ventilators and positive pressure masks.

Project Name License Type Note
Ventilators
Open ventilator system initiative CERN-OHL v2.0 Ventilator Documentation to be released
Reesistencia GNU-GPL 3.0 Ventilator Advanced testing stage, updates regularly:
https://twitter.com/ReesistenciaT?s=09
Inspire-OpenLung CERN-OHL v2.0 Ventilator Brazilian project, most documentation in Portuguese
CITI-OpenLung CERN-OHL v2.0 Ventilator Brazilian project, fork of "Inspire" above
Electrónica Reespirator23-17 MIT / CC-BY-NC 4.0 Ventilator Repository is licensed with MIT, but design files are CC-BY-NC 4.0
Open Vent Permissive coypright (?) Ventilator Started as part of the WirvsVirus hackathon
MUR GNU GPL 3.0 Ventilator Project in French
E-Vent Not released yet Ventilator From MIT. No designs have yet been published.
Open Ventilator N/A Ventilator
Open Source Ventilator Ireland GNU-GPL 3.0 Ventilator
Open Lung GNU-GPL 3.0 Ventilator Canadian project working with Irish Open Source Ventilator above
Take a breather (TAB) N/A Ventilator
The Pandemic Ventilator N/A Ventilator One of oldest projects, before "reactivation" posts date back to 2011
Pandemic ventilator 2.0 N/A Ventilator Pandemic ventilator spin off
Proyecto PVPv1.2 N/A Ventilator Pandemic ventilator spin off, based in Argentina
Oxygen N/A Ventilator Spanish project with two versions: one for makers, one for industry
RespiraWorks N/A Ventilator Project to document ventilators designs
Ventilator firmware MIT Ventilator Brazilian project developing a universal firmware for ventilators
Medtronic ventilator Custom license Ventilator License only allows use while WHO PHEIC is in place or Oct 2024
Oxvent N/A Ventilator No designs available yet. Ventilator in testing phase in the UK.
Vent4us N/A Ventilator Documentation to be released
PAPR MIT PPM Ventilator
Mechanical ventilator Milano N/A PPM Ventilator
Illinois rapid vent Custom license PPM Ventilator Requires signature of license form
Isinnova Easy covid 19 N/A PPM Ventilator Positive pressure mask (PPM)
Ifixit repair guides CC Ventilator repair guide