About
Hi! I'm Michał Swoboda
My name is Michał [/ˈmʲi.xaw/] Swoboda. I specialize in product design and development. I like to work on novel product platforms in the medical and consumer space. My company, Alpha Devices Corporation, focuses on developing fun, interesting, and useful products using digital manufacturing technologies.
Previously, I co-founded RightAir, Inc, a medical device company responsible for developing the first, fully-wearable cuirass ventilator, where I worked as Chief Technology Officer.
I graduated from Drexel University with a Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2017.
Ambulatory Cuirass Ventilator
Product Development
PCB Design
EM Compatibility
Manufacturing
Embedded Firmware
Real-Time System
Internet of Things
Rapid Prototyping
Industrial Design
Additive Manufacturing
Grants & Awards
SBIR Phase I - Principal Investigator
Mobile RESPIRATORY AID DEVICE TO HELP COPD PATIENTS BREATH EASY AGAIN
This $225k grant has been awarded to develop and test a novel respiratory aid device (AIR-AD) for moderate and severe COPD patients.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2019
RAPID Accelerator Award
NextFab
2018
I-Corps Award
National Science Foundation
2018
Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication Grant
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
2017
Medical Technology Grant
Penn Health-Tech
2017
Medical Device Accelerator
University of Pennsylvania
2017
Second Grand Prize Wharton Startup Challenge
Wharton School of Business
2017
Intellectual Property
IMPROVEMENTS ON RESPIRATORY ASSIST DEVICES [CA-3123027-A1]
A mobile respiratory aid device. This includes shell shape, belt and harness system, sensory matrix for breath detection, breath synchronization and triggering, as well as user interface features.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLUID PROPULSION [US-20200070006-A1]
A system, methods and apparatus for powered monofin that propels a swimmer through water
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AMBULATORY RESPIRATION ASSISTANCE [US-11839587-B1]
The patent includes claims of a novel water propulsion system and water propulsion control method for electrically powered monofins.
Certification
Checkout my 3D printed ventilator
Product Design
yVent
yVent is a pressure-triggered, 3D printable, emergency ventilator. The device has no moving parts and consits of 2 pieces of plastic. It is designed around an aerodynamic behavior known as the Coandă effect (It is a bistable fluidic amplifier). The device produces cyclical pressure changes, which can support patient breathing, while allowing for patient actuation and eliminating the possibility of dissynchrony. The device was designed and developed as a last resort ventilator for major clinical centers in Philadelphia.