Inspira? Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. announced the commencement of a program to explore the applicable use of the INSPIRA? ART100 Device for an artificial womb for neonates in need of vital respiratory support.

Inspira aims to explore how this potential additional application of the INSPIRA ART100 device to provide neonates with vital respiratory support could replace the currently used mechanical ventilators. The high pressure and complications associated with mechanical ventilation can cause harsh and long-term negative effects on neonates who require respiratory life support during the early and critical stages of their neonatal development. The potential additional application targets prematurely born neonates with underdeveloped respiratory systems and neonates with life-threatening disorders such as meconium aspiration syndrome, the disorder that results in neonates experiencing difficulty in breathing as a result of meconium in the lungs, and congenital diaphragmatic hernia, where the muscle that bisects the chest from the abdomen fails to close.