Editing Ventilator (section)

===Microprocessor ventilators===
[[Microprocessor control]] led to the third generation of [[intensive care unit]] (ICU) ventilators, starting with the [[Drägerwerk|Dräger]] EV-A<ref>{{cite web |title=Dräger - die Geschichte des Unternehmens |website=Dräger |url=https://www.draeger.com/Corporate/Content/draeger_die_geschichte_des_unternehmens.pdf |access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> in 1982 in Germany which allowed monitoring the patient's [[Breathing#Respiratory disorders|breathing curve]] on an [[LCD monitor]]. One year later followed [[Puritan Bennett]] 7200 and Bear 1000, SERVO 300 and Hamilton Veolar over the next decade. [[Microprocessors]] enable customized gas delivery and monitoring, and mechanisms for gas delivery that are much more responsive to patient needs than previous generations of mechanical ventilators.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kacmarek |first=Robert M. |date=August 2011 |title=The Mechanical Ventilator: Past, Present, and Future |journal=[[Respiratory Care (journal)|Respiratory Care]] |issn=0020-1324 |doi=10.4187/respcare.01420 |volume=56 |issue=8 |pages=1170–1180|pmid=21801579 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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In 1991, the SERVO 300 ventilator series was introduced, enabling treatment of all patient categories from adult to neonate with one ventilator. The SERVO 300 series had a unique gas delivery system with rapid flow-triggering response.

In 1999, the new LTV (Laptop Ventilator) Series was significantly smaller than other ventilators of the time, weighing approximately 6.4 kg (14 lb) and about the size of a laptop computer. This design kept the same functionality of the in-hospital ventilators while allowing patient mobility.

A modular concept was introduced with SERVO-i in 2001, with one ventilator model throughout the ICU department, instead of a fleet of various models and brands for different user needs. With the modular ventilator, ICU departments could choose the modes and options, software and hardware needed for a particular patient category.

In the twenty-first century small portable ventilators like the SAVe II have been manufactured for forward combat use.<ref name=Automedx>{{cite web |title=SAVe II The Smallest and Easiest to Use Pre-hospital Ventilator |publisher=Automedx |website=Automedx |url=http://automedx.com/save-ii/ |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>-->