First it was oxygen ventilators and now it’s the bi-Pap machines running out of stock! Clinically known as bi level positive airway pressure, doctors are recommending the machine to COVID ...

CPAP and BiPAP machines generally are used for people who suffer from sleep apnea, but could be used in the absence of conventional ventilators.

A BiPAP machine, along with CPAP machines, are typically used by patients who suffer from sleep apnea, McLaughlin explained.

As a critical shortage of ventilators looms, New York Governor Andre Cuomo revealed Friday that the state will begin repurposing BiPAP machines to help COVID-19 patients breathe.

The patent-pending invention provides an improved face mask for use with a Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) machine. In doing so, it would evacuate body fluids from within the mask.