//Upstate physician invents device to make ventilators serve more patients, Prisma Health says

Upstate physician invents device to make ventilators serve more patients, Prisma Health says

Prisma Health announced Wednesday that it has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a trademark product called VESper.Officials described it as a ventilator expansion device that allows a single ventilator to support up to four patients during times of acute equipment shortages such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. The device was produced using 3-D printing technology and developed with