Tesla Plans to Supply FDA-Approved Ventilators Free of Cost; Texas ‘Mom and Pop’ Business Flooded With Orders for Helmet Ventilators

By Reuters. Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday the company has extra FDA-approved ventilators that can be shipped free of cost to hospitals within regions where the electric carmaker delivers.

“Device & shipping cost are free. Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse. Please me or @Tesla know,” Musk said in a tweet. . .

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how many ventilators it has to offer, or how the company will prioritize requests. (Read more from “Tesla Plans to Supply FDA-Approved Ventilators Free of Cost” HERE)

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Texas ‘Mom and Pop’ Business Flooded With Orders for Helmet Ventilators Amid Coronavirus Crisis

By NBC News. One month ago, Chris Austin was running a little-known mom-and-pop business in Texas that fielded a few dozen orders a week for his helmet-style ventilation devices. . .

Austin’s company, Sea-Long Medical Systems Inc., is getting thousands of orders every day, from America’s top hospitals to countries as far flung as the United Arab Emirates. Researchers say the device, which costs less than $200, could help hospitals free up ventilators for only the most critically ill coronavirus patients.

“‘Overwhelmed’ doesn’t scratch the surface,” Austin told NBC News.

The demand for the Sea-Long helmet underscores the dire shortage of ventilators in the U.S. and around the globe fueled by a surge in hospital patients suffering from COVID-19.

In the last few weeks, hospitals have been flooded with patients experiencing respiratory problems so severe they need the help of a machine to help them breathe. (Read more from “Texas ‘Mom and Pop’ Business Flooded With Orders for Helmet Ventilators Amid Coronavirus Crisis” HERE)

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