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[that1guyfromFL]

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An MIT student has designed a very low cost, easy to deploy wound vac system for use in circumstances where typical battery operation vacs are not practical or in disaster scenarios like Haiti.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/itw-haiti-0414.html

 

[janV88]

I heard about this a couple of weeks ago. It's nice to see a video of the device in action.

Good post! 👍

 

[Dental Jarry]

It's amazing how something that seems so simple took so long for someone to develop. Maybe it is more complicated than I believe, but as far as I can tell, she is making a simple siphon for air instead of the more common liquid.