“The pen is mightier than the sword” was written by Edward Bulwer Lytton in 1839 for his play “Richelieu; or the Conspiracy.” He was a politician as well as an author and believed that written communication and intellectual discussion would …
Viruses and Ventilators Presentation by DR. Jim Roberts at the Association of Anaesthetists
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), is a professional association for anaesthetists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded by Dr Henry Featherstone in 1932, when GPs gave most anaesthetics in the UK and …
Exovent receives recognition from The Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Earlier this year Exovent were awarded the Verena Winifred Holmes Award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. This award is for ‘commitment to diversity, inclusiveness of engagement, and the development of technology specifically designed to benefit disadvantaged communities and people …
World Pneumonia Day – ‘Study the past if you would divine the future’
Study the past if you would divine the future – Confucius.
The Exovent team of engineers, doctors, and enablers are 100% behind the extremely important World Pneumonia Day. This special day was started by the Stop Pneumonia Initiative in …
A very peculiar product management problem
Less than 1% of ideas turn into a product and make it to a price list. Technology looking for a problem to solve is a difficult starting point. It’s better to have a problem to solve and then seek a …
Exovent Ergonomics
How did you get involved in Exovent?
It was around May last year when one of the clinicians who is supporting the Exovent team, got in touch. I was fortunate to get involved quite early in the process, which allowed …
Breathing new life into old technology
My first introduction to Exovent was in Sept 2020 I had just worked through the first wave of the COVID pandemic as an ENT surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare Trust where I had set up and taken part in the …
Time flies at Portsmouth Aviation
Exovent blog: 7th May 2021
Me and my ribs wake up lying across half-a-dozen carefully arranged pillows. With a lot of cracked ribs and a bit of pneumothorax that’s one way to get a good night’s sleep! I test …
A good neighbour is better than a far friend.
I’m a clinical physicist that worked in the Radboud university hospital in Nijmegen, The Netherlands from 1975 until December 2010. First 5 years in leukaemia research, then at the Anesthesiology Department.
In the last 5 years of my career I …
Exovent articles in Anesthesia News
2020 was an exceptional year for the Exovent team. It has been an unusual year for everyone with a global pandemic disrupting life, while putting enormous strain on the NHS. This backdrop created an environment and an imperative for innovation …
