An advanced portable ventilator has been developed in AIIMS Delhi, by a neurosurgeon and a robotics engineer this year. The device, equipped with a tablet, has been successfully tested.
“The home version of this ventilator will cost around Rs 35,000 as there is no need of a tablet and can be connected on an android phone,” said inventor Dr Deepak Aggarwal, professor of neurosciences, AIIMS.
The traditional ventilator is heavy and needs a constant supply of oxygen… the daily expense is Rs 5,000-6,000. This advanced machine works on room air. The cost of a traditional ventilator is between five and ten lakhs.
Read more of this in a report by Ashtha Saxena published in The Indian Express...
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