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The Brompton Manley Ventilator

The development of a ventilation system that was a precursor to many of the ventilators which are proving essential in the treatment of the worst symptoms of Covid-19.

In 1970 a modern portable ventilator system was designed for use in intensive care units. The Brompton Manley鈥檚 designer was Dr Ian English a gifted anaesthetist who worked at the Royal Brompton, a specialist London hospital that treated patients with heart and lung disorders. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Margaret Branthwaite, a doctor who worked with Dr English, about how innovative the new ventilator was.

(Photo Dr Ian English Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist. Credit Family: Handout)

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