Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. The CorVent Responder ventilator has many features that make it especially beneficial for use in a medical cache. This ventilator requires no annual preventive maintenance which allows for immediate use when required and eliminates cost of annual preventative maintenance along with the unavailability of the units while being maintained. The user interface is extremely user friendly and intuitive to the user, settings are easy to find and adjust, and it takes less than one hour to train users as compared to other ventilators that take significantly longer. The CorVent Responder reports directly to all electronic care records and can be monitored wirelessly from a remote location by physicians so they can direct patient care and provide guidance to medical staff. This remote monitoring is advantageous when the ventilators are used in different locations during a medical surge. CorVent Responder also does not use oxygen to run as other ventilators on the market require which reduces the amount of supplies required to operate. During the COV-19 Pandemic the Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit identified a shortage of ventilators during a surge of patients to medical facilities. Ventilators will be limited, or not available, from the Strategic National Stockpile. North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services has made the decision to increase the number of ventilators in the ND Medical cache to support hospitals during a time of need.
