The Naval Surface Warfare Centre has developed a new portable medical oxygen manifold in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Designed in a matter of hours at the request of Combat Logistics Regiment 15 Marines, the device features multiple flow rate valves and eight outputs, allowing medical staff to simultaneously provide eight patients from a single oxygen cylinder.
One day after the request, the Marines had the design in hand and parts available for order to readily augment the medical stockpile for the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton stabilisation ward.
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