Using the power of technology to democratize and improve healthcare.
Tetra Bio Distributed is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating open-source solutions to cost-prohibitive medical technology. In March 2020, a group of engineers, designers, project managers and medical professionals gathered on Helpful Engineering to develop a ventilator splitter in response to the shortage caused by COVID-19. That ventilator splitter became the first product developed by its namesake organization, Tetra Bio Distributed.
Our Mission
At Tetra Bio Distributed, we are committed to collaborative, open source development. We make all of our work and resources publicly available. Our team of engineers and medical professionals work together to meet the rigor of FDA medical device standards, while remaining committed to our open-source values.
What We Make
Our team of talented engineers and designers produce open-source documentation and instructions for building high quality emergency medical devices. All of our products can be replicated and produced with widely available electronic components, 3D resin printers, biocompatible resin, and hand tools.
Our Story
The founding team of Tetra Bio Distributed met in March 2020 in the Helpful Engineering incubator. Focused on alleviating the medical ventilator shortage, the team designed a device that could quadruple the utility of a single ventilator. The project became known as the Tetra Ventilator Splitter, and became the first open-source product developed by its namesake organization.
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