A ventilator is a very simple device.
An automated ventilator is only moderately complex...it needs great instrumentation though and several fail-safe systems to make it safe.
The single greatest cost of a ventilator is $$$ to cover the legal liability.
We need healthcare tort reform!
To sue and receive monetary damages beyond a set amount a jury should have to be unanimous instead of the way civil litigation is set up currently...this could halve the cost of many medical devices.
I bet not. This isn't ladders that sell for cheap and are litigated like crazy.
Ventilators are a small volume product with quite a bit of engineering and approval cost that has to be spread across that small volume.
it is against federal regulation to sell a ventilator without a doctors prescription. They are not generally available to the general public.
There's an app for that!