Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What began as a BYU student project to save newborns is now a ventilator project to help COVID-19 patients in the US and worldwide. The AdultLife Ventilator's unique mechanical design, which includes an internal air pump and battery power, can be used anywhere it's needed, from intensive care units to makeshift hospitals.
When the COVID-19 pandemic created a worldwide ventilator shortage, Utah-based NeoNatal Rescue (neonatalrescue.org), a team of BYU alumni, students and engineering and medical professionals, was uniquely qualified to help. As cofounders behind the creation of the NeoLife Ventilator, Kindall and Erica Palmer led a team that has spent the last four years navigating the complex FDA approval process for a portable ventilator they designed to save newborns in developing countries. Taking what they learned from that experience and adapting the design for adults, their team has designed the AdultLife Ventilator, which just received emergency use authorization from the FDA. The AdultLife Ventilator can work anywhere since it has an internal air pump and battery power, and can be manufactured using components that are 100% sourced in the U.S. Working with ATL Technology in Springville, Utah, NeoNatal Rescue is now able to produce thousands of reasonably priced ventilators per month to meet demand in the US and worldwide.
For background information about NeoNatal Rescue and the BYU Ballard Center, see youtu.be/03zAzYZpFwQ
For more information about the AdultLife Ventilator or the NeoLife Ventilator humanitarian project, see neonatalrescue.org (or email: adultlife@neonatalrescue.org) or bit.ly/3fQ1oQW
Additional information from BYU News:
https://news.byu.edu/low-cost-ventilator-evolves-from-byu-capstone-project-to-fda-approved-device-for-covid-19
What began as a BYU student project to save newborns is now a ventilator project to help COVID-19 patients in the US and worldwide. The AdultLife Ventilator's unique mechanical design, which includes an internal air pump and battery power, can be used anywhere it's needed, from intensive care units to makeshift hospitals.
When the COVID-19 pandemic created a worldwide ventilator shortage, Utah-based NeoNatal Rescue (neonatalrescue.org), a team of BYU alumni, students and engineering and medical professionals, was uniquely qualified to help. As cofounders behind the creation of the NeoLife Ventilator, Kindall and Erica Palmer led a team that has spent the last four years navigating the complex FDA approval process for a portable ventilator they designed to save newborns in developing countries. Taking what they learned from that experience and adapting the design for adults, their team has designed the AdultLife Ventilator, which just received emergency use authorization from the FDA. The AdultLife Ventilator can work anywhere since it has an internal air pump and battery power, and can be manufactured using components that are 100% sourced in the U.S. Working with ATL Technology in Springville, Utah, NeoNatal Rescue is now able to produce thousands of reasonably priced ventilators per month to meet demand in the US and worldwide.
For background information about NeoNatal Rescue and the BYU Ballard Center, see youtu.be/03zAzYZpFwQ
For more information about the AdultLife Ventilator or the NeoLife Ventilator humanitarian project, see neonatalrescue.org (or email: adultlife@neonatalrescue.org) or bit.ly/3fQ1oQW
Additional information from BYU News:
https://news.byu.edu/low-cost-ventilator-evolves-from-byu-capstone-project-to-fda-approved-device-for-covid-19
