17 Apr 2020

A ventilator prototype in the Waikato

From Afternoons, 1:23 pm on 17 April 2020

An engineer and two medical specialists in the Waikato, who all happen to be neighbours, have teamed up to create a new emergency ventilator prototype.

We speak to Jeff Sharp, who is the managing director of the Hamilton plastics engineering firm ES Plastics.

Jeff Sharp, Dr Martyn Harvey and Dr Giles Chanwai working on the prototype.

Jeff Sharp, Dr Martyn Harvey and Dr Giles Chanwai working on the prototype. Photo: Supplied