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"This perhaps explains part of the problem with the ventilator shortage:

Thirteen years ago, a group of U.S. public health officials came up with a plan to address what they regarded as one of the medical system’s crucial vulnerabilities: a shortage of ventilators.....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-u-s-tried-to-build-a-new-fleet-of-ventilators-the-mission-failed/ar-BB11RHeI?ocid=msedgdhp"
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It appears that Covidien bought Newport, and Covidien was then acquired by Medtronic. And perhaps Covidien and/or Medtronic could not find good business with the Newport design(s).

I have been in situations similar to that in business in the medical equipment space.

There can be challenging dynamics at the intersections between capitalism, healthcare and public health.