HYDERABAD: A low-cost, moveable, non-invasive, web of issues (IoT)-enabled ventilator ‘Jeevan Lite’ was inaugurated by the Indian Institute of Expertise, Hyderabad (IIT-H) for industrial use on Thursday.
Whereas related imported units price Rs 10-15 lakh per unit available in the market, ‘Jeevan Lite’ ventilator will price Rs 4 lakh per unit. It was indigenously developed by Aerobiosys Improvements Non-public Restricted, an IIT-H-incubated startup, in the course of the Covid-19 second wave when folks have been scrambling for ventilator beds throughout the nation.
Powered by lithium-ion batteries, the ventilator may be managed utilizing a smartphone app. The gadget shows real-time data of breath sample and different crucial lung parameters. It may possibly connect to an oxygen cylinder and function by itself in ambient air.
The equipment and consumables are specifically developed for the very best attainable affected person security and ease of use. This permits hospitals to decide on between reusable and disposable components, based on their institutional insurance policies.
The system has been designed with intuitive person interface design, which gives every perform in logical order in order that clinicians don't must navigate a posh menu. As well as, each the valves and circulate sensor assist autoclaving, a sterilisation methodology that makes use of high-pressure steam.
Recalling the second wave when there was a large demand for medical oxygen, governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who was the chief visitor on the inauguration, stated: “ I used to get frantic calls from completely different sections of the folks asking for a mattress with oxygen provide. This IoT-based ventilator makes me so joyful as a physician as these are the sort of improvements that assist us to save lots of valuable lives.”