{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F9d498d3d-760a-498f-8248-3ea1c5ef79da","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Mass-Manufacturing a 5-in-1 Ventilator System for COVID-19 Relief","description":"Are you discouraged by all of the negative news and sad stories about COVID-19? Let's shift the focus to a story centered on positivity and innovation that will reignite hope for a better, safer road ahead.\n\nIn this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, Jon Speer talks to Dan Purvis, CEO and co-founder of Velentium. Dan shares some much needed positivity through the uplifting stories and experiences of Project V, a collaborative venture backed by Velentium, Ventec Life Systems, and General Motors (GM).\n\nProject V is making a lasting difference by mass producing ventilators comprised of five separate devices to save lives and meet worldwide demand in response to COVID-19.\n\nSome of the highlights of the show include:\n \n\u2022 One-Stop Shop: Velentium is an end-to-end design, development, and manufacturing firm that transforms intellectual property into fully submitted and approved commercial medical devices.\n\u2022 The nine key areas of a medical device are human factors, cyber security, test systems, electrical, firmware, mobile, Cloud, mechanical, systems engineering.\n\u2022 Ask \u2018why\u2019 before \u2018what\u2019 when it comes to Velentium. Cash is necessary in a business, but it\u2019s not the reason \u2018why,\u2019 which is to change lives for a better world.\n\u2022 Project V: Ventec could build more ventilators, if more resources and help were available. Velentium and GM answered the call for action. Right thing to do!\n\u2022 Pieces, Parts, and Production: Ventec\u2019s 5-in-1 ventilator, oxygen concentrator, cough assist, suction, and nebulizer (VOCSN) device was scaled to a simple ventilator line called, V+Pro.\n\u2022 Politics, Businesses, and Pace: What\u2019s more important and necessary? Dan describes obstacles and how Project V device developers overcame them. From a quality perspective, ventilators must help, not hurt people.\n\u2022 Human Moments: Ask for help and take business, physical, interpersonal, and emotional risks by reaching out during isolation. You won\u2019t regret it.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/510b52b4-5665-4093-8140-0f54b044c1b3/5c8e3181-8260-4278-8f20-2307aae10f05.jpg"}