Question:Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator is developed by which of the following institutes?
(a) IIT Roorkee
(b) IIT Madras
(c) AIIMS Delhi
(d) IIT Kanpur
Answer:(a)
Related facts:
- The Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee(IIT-R) has recently hit headlines after a team of researchers at the institute developed a low cost portable ventilator that might prove useful for the survival of COVID-19 patients.
- The closed-loop ventilator does not require compressed air and is useful when wards are converted to ICUs.
Prana-Vayu:
- Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator is developed in collaboration with AIIMS, Rishikesh, and is equipped with state-of-the-art features.
- The ventilator is based on the controlled operation of the prime mover to deliver the required amount of air to the patient.
- The manufacturing cost per ventilator is estimated to be Rs 25,000.
Features:
- Features of the ventilator are remote monitoring by health professionals, touch screen control of all operating parameters, moister, and temperature control for inhaled air.
- The automated process controls the pressure and flow rates in the inhalation and exhalation lines.
- Besides, the ventilator has feedback that can control tidal volume and breathe per minute.
- The ventilator will be useful for a wide degree of congestions in the respiratory tract and is applicable for all age group patients, especially the elderly.
- The prototype has been tested successfully for normal and patient-specific breathing conditions.
- Prana-Vayu has been designed especially for COVID-19 pandemic.
- It is low-cost, safe, reliable, and can be quickly manufactured.
By-Achyutanand Pandey