Zap to breathe: new device aims to free patients from ventilators
Disease control
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
This study is testing whether a device that gently stimulates stomach muscles can help critically ill adults breathe on their own and get off ventilator machines sooner. The device, called VentFree, uses mild electrical pulses timed with a patient's exhale to strengthen breathing…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Liberate Medical • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 12, 2026 13:50 UTC