The vacuum cleaning company Dyson are developing a ventilator which will aim to tackle the coronavirus.
The plan is already being scaled up and follows regulated medical device development which includes testing prototypes on pigs lungs and using components from their vacuums.
A spokesperson for Dyson told Bristol Live: “Dyson has responded to the Government’s request for support with its Covid19 response, by focusing resources into the design and manufacture of a ventilator for the NHS.
“This is a highly complex project being undertaken in an extremely challenging timeframe.
“We have deployed expertise in air movement, motors, power systems, manufacturing and supply chain and are working with medical technology and development company, TTP – The Technology Partnership, based in Cambridge.
“Together we have been working around the clock and through the past two weekends to develop a meaningful and timely response.
“We are conducting a full, regulated medical device development, including testing in the laboratory and in humans, and we are scaling up for volume.”
It’s thought the company are hoping to make around 5,000 ventilators at the Hullavington plant in Wiltshire. They say they hope to set up a production line and use parts shipped from overseas.
