Pneumatic splint. The machine doesn't breathe for the individual; it acts more like a pneumatic splint. ... Cpap is a quiet triumph of anatomical insight applied to engineering.

US researchers said Wednesday they have successfully treated three babies with a life- threatening breathing condition thanks to a 3D-printed airway splint that can adapt to tissue growth over time.

Splints can be made from any stiff object, such as cardboard, plastic, thin wood or anything else stiff and small lying around. Preferably it will be about as long as the bone you are trying to ...