GE Healthcare and Ford team up to accelerate ventilator production

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GE Healthcare and Ford are working together to scale the production of ventilators, arming clinicians with vital medical equipment to help treat patients with COVID-19. Through this collaboration, GE Healthcare is bringing its clinical expertise to license and leverage the design of an existing FDA-cleared ventilator from Airon Corp. Ford will provide its manufacturing capabilities to quickly scale existing production at the Airon factory and start production at its own facility – with the goal of producing 50,000 ventilators within 100 days.

The GE/Airon Model A-E ventilator is expected to meet the needs of most COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure or difficulty breathing. The ventilator is also designed for quick setup, making it easy for healthcare workers to use. This new system would be built specifically to address needs during the pandemic, equipped with the essential functions required to safely treat COVID-19 patients

The two companies are also in early stage development for a simplified version of GE Healthcare’s existing ventilator – evaluating the best ways to produce and scale.

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A Model A-E ventilator, left, and a simple test lung. The ventilator uses a design that operates on air pressure without the need for electricity, addressing the needs of most COVID-19 patients. Its production can be quickly scaled to help meet growing demand in the U.S.
A Model A-E ventilator, left, and a simple test lung. The ventilator uses a design that operates on air pressure without the need for electricity, addressing the needs of most COVID-19 patients. Its production can be quickly scaled to help meet growing demand in the U.S.
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