The Vayu CPAP system is built around a venturi oxygen blender that allows adjustment of delivered FiO2 from 30 to 100% O2. The rest of the system is a standard bubble CPAP system with a passive bubble through humidifier
Development status and timeline
TRL-8 or 9: Precommercialization OR Commercialization and post market studies
Category
TPP
Vayu
Features marked with ✅ meet the Target Product Profile (TPP); ❌ indicates features that do not.
Development Status
n/a
Commercial product
Types of technology
Bubble or flow
✅ Blender and bubble CPAP kit
Intended use
To treat respiratory distress and other forms of respiratory illness in infants up to one year of age
✅ The Vayu bCPAP system is intended to provide continuous positive airway pressure in the hospital environment to spontaneously breathing neonates and infants in radiant warmers, up to 10 kg in weight, that require respiratory support due to conditions associated with prematurity, such as Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or other conditions where the physician desires and prescribes CPAP.
Size and form factor
n/a
small
Mounting
n/a
Tabletop or plastic clip to isolet
Monitors and maintains therapy setpoints automatically
n/a
No
Integrated Heated Humidification
Optimal: Yes
Minimal: None
✅ No
Integrated Device (all-in-one)
n/a
No
Turbine-driven
Integrated on-board air compressor
❌ No (venturi)
O2 and Air source flexibility
n/a
Requires >8psi O2. Does not require air
Battery backup
Optimal: Rechargeable, >6 hours
Minimal: None
None needed
Alarms
Optimal: Audio/Visual: Power, Low flow, Low pressure
Minimal: Audio: Power
❌ None
Warranty
Optimal: 5 year
Minimal: 1 year
❌ No warranty
User instructions
Optimal: User manual and additional training materials (checklists, videos, guides) in at least one national official language for the country of intended use. Attached to device with labels and markings where possible
Minimal: User manual provided in at least one
national official language
✅ User manual provided in at least one national official language. Laminated quick setup guide
Key features
n/a
Venturi blender, passive bubble through humidifier, and bubble chamber
Regulatory approvals: FDA (510k approval code), CE Mark, CDSCO (if applicable)
CE, FDA, or other stringent regulator body by a founding member of IMDRF (Japan, Australia, Canada)
❌ Some country-level approvals
Ex-works price of device
Optimal: <$1000
Minimal: <$2000
Unknown
Landed price of device
Not specified
$300?
Price of consumables
Optimal: <$10 (exworks)
Minimal: <$15 (exworks)
✅ Proprietary. Inexpensive.
Sales/Market geography
n/a
Africa
Inclusion in WHO PQ, other etc
n/a
None
Manufacturer Indicated Performance: Accuracy, Linear Range, Precision
Oxygen flow 0-10 LPM
5-8 cmH2O
Total flow 0-10 LPM
❌ Pressures delivered: 4-10 cmH2O in increments of 1 cmH2O
Blended air/ oxygen flow rate: 5-10 LPM
%O2: 30-100%
Summary of clinical data with link to publications
n/a
Usability considerations
n/a
Cleaning and drying is a multi-hour process. Oxygen blending requires referring to a book of charts.
Required maintenance
n/a
None
Electricity requirements
Optimal: Mains with battery backup. Model must match the voltage and frequency of the purchasing country’s local power grid (e.g., 110-120 VAC at 60 Hz or 220-240 VAC at 50 Hz)
Minimal: Mains without battery backup. Model must match the voltage and frequency of the purchasing country’s local power grid (e.g., 110-120 VAC at 60 Hz or 220-240 VAC at 50 Hz)
✅ None needed
Evaluation of the product for PHC LMIC use case
Designed for LMIC
Designed for LMIC
Advantages
No electricity needed. High pressure air source only needed for cleaning. Low up front cost.
Limitation
No heated humidification. Requires high pressure O2 source. Cleaning is burdensome. Proprietary consumables. No monitoring. Limited FiO2 settings. User must refer to a book of lookup tables to determine settings