Ultra-Precise Proportional Valve for High-Performing Ventilator
IMI FAS delivered a precision-engineered proportional valve and custom testing system for advanced ventilators - ensuring ultra-fast response, low power use, and verified reliability across every life-critical unit.
Project typeProportional Valve
A leading medical device manufacturer developing an advanced ventilator required a proportional valve capable of ultra-fast response, precise control, high repeatability, and low power consumption. Given the valve’s life-support function, meeting stringent safety standards and achieving 100% production validation were non-negotiable.
Why proportional valves are critical in Ventilators?
Poor valve performance translates directly into unacceptable risks:
- Risk to Patient Safety: Slow response or poor control accuracy could delay or distort breath delivery, potentially causing patient harm or inadequate ventilation.
- Risk to Quality and Scalability: Existing valves lacked consistency. Without full-scale quality validation, faulty components could enter production, threatening reliability at volume.
- Risk to Portability: High power draw limited battery life, restricting ventilator usability in transport and emergency settings.
IMI FAS Proportional Valve Solution
Engineered for Patient Safety and Therapeutic Integrity
Leveraging decades of expertise in miniature fluidic control, IMI FAS optimized the Flat Prop EQP proportional valve to meet the toughest life-support ventilation demands—accuracy, speed, endurance, and energy efficiency—while ensuring full compliance with medical standards.
Key impacts:
- Ultra-Fast, Precise Response: Real-time flow control for perfect breath synchronization.
- Built to Last: 650 million cycles durability for unmatched reliability.
- Energy Smart: Low power draw extends battery life for portable care.
- Pure & Safe: Integrated filtration ensures clean, patient-safe air.
- Zero Risk at Scale: Automated 100% testing guarantees consistent quality.
- ISO13485 Certified Manufacturing: underscoring full regulatory compliance and patient-centric design excellence.
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Creating Impact: Safer, Smarter, Scalable Ventilator Platforms
The IMI FAS proportional valve was a cornerstone in advancing the client’s next-generation ventilator - delivering measurable value for both manufacturers and patients:
- Greater Patient Safety and Therapeutic Precision: Rapid, consistent response ensures accurate breath delivery and better synchrony.
- Enhanced Ventilator Versatility: Compact design supports all ventilation modes—from neonatal to adult—even in extreme conditions.
- Improved Energy Efficiency and Portability: Low power draw extends battery life for transport use.
- Reliable Scalability and Quality Assurance: Automated 100% validation guarantees consistent global performance.
- Reduced Lifetime Cost and OEM Risk: Exceptional durability reduces failures, service needs, and OEM risk.
By combining ultra-precise engineering with medical-grade manufacturing, IMI FAS set new benchmarks for ventilator performance and reliability - where every breath counts.
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