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{{StubNotice}}'''Medical ventilator''' is a machine used in a hospital or similar setting to help a person breathe. They are used with severely ill patients who are sedated or in a coma. They are typically constructed of various sub-assemblies, such as a pump, and control electronics (which control breath frequency and volume, based on measurements and settings). When one sub-assembly fails, others may still be good. It is possible to connect working sub-assemblies from two compatible broken machines to make one working machine.

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Some manufacturers use [[Digital rights management]] controls, to control whether they will allow a repaired device to operate. Unlocking the DRM may also require internet access, making repair difficult in emergencies, or where internet access is difficult.

==Consumer-impact summary==

*Loss of life, since fewer ventilators were available at a time of extreme need.

*Increased cost of medical care (ventilators sitting idle awaiting repair, increased cost of repair).

*Increased e-waste.

==Incidents==

===Beginning of Covid-19 pandemic (2020)===

The Covid-19 pandemic created a sudden widespread demand for ventilators. Many healthcare facilities had repaired machines that were just waiting for a technician to come and unlock the DRM, but however, there were no technicians to help because of quarantine. Suddenly they all needed those machines working and couldn’t get them working.

==See also==

*[[Online activation]]

*[[Part pairing]]

==References==

==Old content, to integrate.==

During the COVID crisis, manufacturers like General Electric, Dräger, Steris, locked down the supply of spare parts, software and repair manuals behind expensive certifications for technicians, and threaten

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+{{StubNotice}}'''Medical ventilator''' is a machine used in a hospital or similar setting to help a person breathe.  They are used with severely ill patients who are sedated or in a coma.  They are typically constructed of various sub-assemblies, such as a pump, and control electronics (which control breath frequency and volume, based on measurements and settings).  When one sub-assembly fails, others may still be good.  It is possible to connect working sub-assemblies from two compatible broken machines to make one working machine.
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+Some manufacturers use [[Digital rights management]] controls, to control whether they will allow a repaired device to operate.  Unlocking the DRM may also require internet access, making repair difficult in emergencies, or where internet access is difficult.
+==Consumer-impact summary==
+*Loss of life, since fewer ventilators were available at a time of extreme need.
+*Increased cost of medical care (ventilators sitting idle awaiting repair, increased cost of repair).
+*Increased e-waste.
+==Incidents==
+===Beginning of Covid-19 pandemic (2020)===
+The Covid-19 pandemic created a sudden widespread demand for ventilators.  Many healthcare facilities had repaired machines that were just waiting for a technician to come and unlock the DRM, but however, there were no technicians to help because of quarantine. Suddenly they all needed those machines working and couldn’t get them working.
+==See also==
+*[[Online activation]]
+*[[Part pairing]]
+==References==
+<references />
+==Old content, to integrate.==
 During the COVID crisis, manufacturers like General Electric, Dräger, Steris,  locked down the supply of spare parts, software and repair manuals behind expensive certifications for technicians, and threaten