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Indian company makes 'affordable' ventilator that does not need electricity
Last updated on Apr 20, 2020, 07:27 pm
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In a major development, a Bengaluru-based technology company has created an 'affordable ventilator' that does not need electricity to function.
The machine comes at a price of Rs. 2,500 per unit - the most affordable of its kind - and could come really handy in helping India fight the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
Here's all about it.
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Ventilator
Dynamatic Tech and its low cost ventilator
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Developed by Dynamatic Tech, a company making engineered products for aerospace and automotive giants like Airbus and Boeing, the low-cost ventilator features no electronic or imported components.
It looks pretty different from ventilators seen in hospitals but works just fine by maintaining maximum/minimum pressure and controlling the oxygen mix for enabling a controlled breathing system.
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Usage
This could be critical for rural healthcare
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The development of the ventilator was lauded by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
"#DynamaticTech is an integral part of the supply chain for Airbus & Boeing. It is a leading auto component manufacturer & is a top class engineering company," he said, noting that their "innovation is critical for rural primary health centres & local hospitals" and India needs it to save lives.
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Twitter Post
Here's the tweet from Kant
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Indian innovation: This is the lowest cost ventilator in the world developed by @DynamaticTech in Bengalaru.
— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) April 19, 2020
Zero electricity. No imports. No electronic components.Maintains Max / Min pressure. Controlled Oxygen mix
Controlled Breathing rate.
Price: Rs.2,500 per ($33) pic.twitter.com/cD4v16jING -
Delivery
50,000 ventilators to be delivered
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Given the concerns over the coronavirus crisis, the Dynamatic Tech team is expected to deliver 50,000 of these low-cost ventilators to hospital facilities, the Times of India reported.
Notably, the disposable, portable, and easy-to-use design of these ventilators will also make it relatively easy to deliver them to healthcare facilities in remote parts of India.
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Shortage
India is racing to scale up ventilator capacity
![India is racing to scale up ventilator capacity]( "India is racing to scale up ventilator capacity")
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The development of the device comes as India races to get its ventilator capacity up and brace for critical COVID-19 cases.
The country has already ordered some 10,000 regular ventilators from China, another 20,000 are being made by Noida-based AgVa Healthcare and Maruti Suzuki.
However, they typically cost around Rs. 1.5 lakh, making the development of low-cost solutions like this one really important.
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Information
Other affordable ventilators being developed
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Along with Dynamatic Tech, Pune-based Nocca Robotics is building an affordable ventilator costing around Rs. 50,000 while a team at IIT Roorkee has built one that costs Rs. 25,000 per unit.
