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Because every breath matters

By the time you have read these words, you will have unconsciously performed a human survival technique several times — unaided. Millions cannot.

Our Story

See the Technology

>50%of LMIC ventilators broken or unusable

1,700ventilators for 1.2B people in African LMICs

30,000ventilators for same population in upper-income countries

$257k6-year cost of a standard ventilator

The ventilator crisis in low-resource settings

Just having access to more high-end ventilators will not solve the problem. The challenge is systemic.

Too Few Ventilators In Use

Over 50% of LMIC mechanical ventilators are broken or too complex to operate.

Prohibitive Total Cost

A standard ventilator costs $257,250 over 6 years in a LMIC setting.

Multi-Purpose Clinical Roles

Complex ventilators require specialist training most LMIC teams cannot sustain.

Unreliable Infrastructure

Power, medical air and oxygen are costly and frequently interrupted.

After COVID, don’t we have enough ventilators?

The assumption

After COVID, we donated thousands of ventilators to LMICs. Surely the problem is solved?

Donated equipment often not operational
Complex devices require specialist training
Service contracts unaffordable or unavailable

The reality

Over 50% of LMIC mechanical ventilators are broken or too difficult to use. Donating more of the same does not solve the problem.

Need affordable, repairable platforms
Local manufacture and servicing is key
Sustainable solutions, not one-time donations

OxVent-P — built for where it’s needed most

A sustainable ventilator platform to be used across clinical situations and locations.

Problem

OxVent-P Solution

Too few ventilators — broken or complex

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Simple design purpose-built for low-resource settings

Prohibitive total cost of ownership

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6-year cost ~$121,500 vs $257,250 — a 53% saving

Multi-purpose clinical roles require easy equipment

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Easy to use, consistent platform — easy to train and moveable

Costly and unreliable power, air and O&sub2;

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Venturi innovation uses <50% medicinal air — naturally efficient

What makes OxVent-P innovative

Unique

Patented venturi-driven mechanical ventilation system — the only one of its kind in the world.

Efficient

Venturi system reduces medicinal air by >50%. No venting of unused medicinal air to atmosphere.

Sustainable

6-year lifecycle cost is less than 50% of a typical ventilator.

Affordable

Zero replacement valves required. Standard components and consumables throughout.

Repairable

Serviceable locally in LMICs — no expensive third-party service contracts required.

Usable

Simple buttons, switches and alerts. Easy to train across multiple roles and settings.

6-Year Cost Comparison

Cost Category	Today — Standard	OxVent-P	Saving
Ventilator purchase	$20,000	$10,000	50%
Training	$10,000	$1,000	90%
Service contract (6yr)	$11,250	$2,500	78%
O&sub2; cylinders (6yr)	$216,000	$108,000	50%
TOTAL (6 years)	$257,250	$121,500	53%