The Winnipeg Ventilator could play a big role in Canada’s fight against the novel coronavirus, according to its manufacturer.
The ventilator model, created by digital health company Cerebra decades ago, has been picked by Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen), the organization co-ordinating the country’s medical equipment supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cerebra’s executive chair, Earl Gardiner, told 680 CJOB the federal government is looking for thousands of the devices — and due to uncertainty over exactly how many will be needed before the crisis is over, Cerebra is aiming high. “They’re looking for 4,000 but there’s also been numbers in Canada quoted at 10,000.