Texas 'mom and pop' business flooded with orders for helmet ventilators amid coronavirus crisis

[Baitball Blogger]

One month ago, Chris Austin was running a little-known mom-and-pop business in Texas that fielded a few dozen orders a week for his helmet-style ventilation devices.

He had five employees and a handful of volunteers from the family's church who would pitch in at the workshop behind their home in the small town of Waxahachie.

Then the coronavirus epidemic hit.

Austin's company, Sea-Long Medical Systems Inc., is getting thousands of orders every day, from America's top hospitals to countries as far flung as the United Arab Emirates. Researchers say the device, which costs less than $200, could help hospitals free up ventilators for only the most critically ill coronavirus patients.

"'Overwhelmed' doesn't scratch the surface," Austin told NBC News.


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-mom-pop-business-flooded-orders-helmet-ventilators-amid-coronavirus-n1173466?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3-jAc54TNQ8oazV2v5e4PAxmuHy0LITy2L2jBXRL1No4OK967JAJxp-Eg

[lapfog_1]

1. According to the news last night

they are getting some (possibly a lot) of funding from Richard Branson... (Virgin Group).

[cayugafalls]

2. Amazing! I hope it works out well for them. nt

[MagickMuffin]

3. Waxahachie just south of D/FW

And it's a growing town, as is most of this area.