COVID-19: adapted Penlon ventilator devices will be ready next week

The first batch of the Penlon ventilator device, which has been rapidly adapted from other existing ventilator designs, will be ready for dispatch next week, following approval from the MHRA that it meets the necessary safety requirements. The device is being manufactured by a consortium including Formula 1 teams McLaren and Mercedes, Ford, Siemens and Meggitt. The Government said that initial delivery will be ready this weekend, with potentially hundreds more of that device to follow, alongside thousands more of other new devices in the coming weeks. Other existing ventilator devices are also being scaled up, in collaboration with British and international