Time has passed so fast, half of 2020 has passed in an instant, and the residual heat of the new crown pneumonia that began at the beginning of this year has not passed, and it is even spreading globally. In the first half of the year, we went through a very difficult period, and we finally overcame this epidemic with all the efforts of the whole country. During this difficult time, apart from those busy medical staff, medical equipment is particularly important to help overcome this epidemic.
After the outbreak of the epidemic, the number of confirmed diagnoses has increased every day, and the number of severely ill patients is also increasing day by day. Although the death rate of new coronary pneumonia is not high, many moderately severe patients are still facing life and death difficulties. Our country respects and cherishes every life. I will never give up anyone's treatment for a moment, and ECMO is the "life-saving artifact" that maintains some critically ill patients.
The full name of ECMO is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator. It is a machine that severely damages internal and external cardiopulmonary functions and helps patients provide continuous breathing from the outside world. It is called "artificial lung". The venous blood in the human body is drained into ECMO through pressure The oxygen is updated in the machine to ensure that the oxygen supply in the blood is sufficient and then returned to the human body to ensure the stability of the patient's vital signs. For severe patients with new coronary pneumonia, ECMO is the last line of defense of life. However, my country's technological level is restricted. It has always relied on imported ECMOs from the United States and Germany. An ECMO can be bought at a cost of three million U.S. dollars, and the use of this instrument costs 70,000 yuan a day.
The technical team has previously undertaken a number of research projects related to artificial heart pumps at the national and provincial levels. Among them, the leader of the team, Professor Liu Shuqin, confidently told the media that the ECMO prototype developed by the team is no better than some well-known foreign The ECMO manufacturer is poor, and it can even replace the imported equipment of the well-known German company Maikewei after mass production in the future.