K-O2
Multi-patient oxygen generator and delivery system for low- and middle-income countries. Produces up to 20 liters per minute at 95 percent purity for up to ten patients at once, engineered to keep running through unstable power, heat, humidity, and dust.
Impact
Up to 10 patients per unit | 20 L/min oxygen at 95% purity | Red Dot Design Award
Client
Gradian Health Systems
Credit
Design & engineering led at 10XBeta
Year
2020–2022
Disciplines
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Firmware | Industrial Design | DFM | Regulatory
Category
Medical Device
Awards
Red Dot Design Award (2022)
- High-flow generation: up to 20 L/min at 95 percent purity
- Multi-patient delivery: five distribution modules feeding up to ten independent flowmeters
- Electrical robustness: voltage protection against spikes and brownouts, 30-minute battery backup plus six hours of monitoring through outages
- Environmental robustness: dehumidifier and long-life particle filter with clog detection for heat, humidity, and dust
- Serviceability: continuous sensing and telemetry with alarms and proactive maintenance analytics
- Designed for manufacture: aluminum construction, cleanable surfaces, field-replaceable components
- Showcased at All Africa Anesthesia Congress 2022
