formerfed Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Good Kelman article https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2020/03/comment-kelman-ventilator.aspx?m=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel hoffman Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I have a Respironics (by Phillips) CPAP breathing machine for sleep apnea. The machine list price on the web is between $1200 to $1500 and that seems high to me for what it is. I can buy a great tower fan with numerous features for $29.95 at COSTCO. I can buy a new microwave oven with more features and probably more parts than the CPAP machine for under $100. I can buy a sophisticated convertible freezer/refrigerator with more parts and materials for $800. A modern CPAP machine can be adapted to a ventilator relatively easily. Ventilators are apparently being sold for $3000 to $11000 to $15000. Are you kidding me??? I would think that a ventilator for one time use for a few weeks (due to internal viral contamination) should be able to be mass produced for a few hundred dollars (cost - not retail price). I know what the local CPAP dealer charges my health insurance company for supplies for the machine. I also remember that it originally charged my insurance $2500 for the ($1100 list price) CPAP. You can Google Cheap CPAP Supplies to see the ridiculous prices for those very simple accessories. The medical supply industry is gold plated with greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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