CircumVent helmet ventilation system and components

CircumVent Project is a year-long initiative in rapid implementation of low-cost respiratory care

In partnership with
CDC Foundation Vanderbilt University NYU Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Emory University Aliko Dangote Foundation Ventilator Project
Illustration of a field hospital ward

Crisis respiratory care is more than just machines.

It takes established medical science and human capacity-building to rapidly scale access to effective respiratory care.

Illustration of a patient receiving helmet ventilation

Our efforts apply not only to the current pandemic, but also to treatment of other respiratory diseases in low-resource areas.

CircumVent Project started in response to the worldwide ventilator shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic.