Spinoff story

Ventilator Technologies Sustain Critically Injured Patients

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Drawing on the expertise of Johnson Space Center space medicine experts under the auspices of a Space Act Agreement, Impact Instrumentation Inc. of West Caldwell, New Jersey, made advances in medical ventilator technology now incorporated into emergency medical solutions for soldiers and civilians around the world.