Discuss Robert Chatburn's ventilator classification system.

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Robert Chatburn has proposed a new way to classify mechanical ventilators based on related features, physics, and engineering. Chatburn's ventilator classification system has been featured in several articles and textbooks. It allows flexibility as ventilator technology evolves in contrast to other systems that employ more narrowly defined design principles or rely to a greater extent on manufacturer's terms. With the evolution of ventilator technology over the next decade or more, the flexibility of Chatburn's classification system will be validated as it is increasingly adopted by practitioners.

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