Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification.. Jupiter Fire Rescue Department has reason to believe that only a single source meets the project scope for a medically advanced, intuitive transport ventilator. Hamilton Medical Inc. manufactures and distributes the Hamilton-T1 transport ventilator, which meets those requirements. Jupiter Fire Rescue Department requires a transport ventilator capable of delivering intensive care, including support for critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure for adults and pediatrics. The Hamilton-T1 transport ventilator uniquely meets these requirements through its combination of advanced ventilation modes, closed-loop automation, and real-time physiologic monitoring, features not available from other transport ventilators currently on the market. The Hamilton-T1 provides closed-loop ventilation through Adaptive Support Ventilation® (ASV), which automatically selects and continuously adjusts respiratory rate, tidal volume, and inspiratory pressure based on the patient’s lung mechanics and spontaneous breathing effort. This capability allows for lung-protective ventilation during transport by reducing driving pressure and limiting injurious ventilation strategies, a feature not offered by conventional transport ventilators that rely on manual clinician adjustments. In addition, the Hamilton-T1 incorporates Dynamic Lung visualization and integrated volumetric capnography (VCO2), enabling clinicians to monitor real-time changes in pulmonary mechanics and ventilation efficiency throughout transport. Competing transport ventilators typically provide only basic waveforms or end-tidal CO2 measurements and lack the ability to visualize lung compliance, resistance, and heart–lung interaction in real time. The ventilator also offers advanced modes such as Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV/DuoPAP), IntelliTrig® technology to reduce patient–ventilator asynchrony, and seamless transition between invasive and non-invasive ventilation. The combination of these features supports higher-acuity patients who would otherwise require ICU-grade ventilators not designed for transport use.
