{"id":94444,"date":"2020-04-11T07:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T07:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=94444"},"modified":"2020-04-11T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T07:18:00","slug":"prana-vayu-the-closed-loop-ventilator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/prana-vayu-the-closed-loop-ventilator\/","title":{"rendered":"Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator is developed by which of the following institutes?<\/strong><br> (a) IIT Roorkee<br> (b) IIT Madras<br> (c) AIIMS Delhi<br> (d) IIT Kanpur<br><strong> Answer:(a)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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.<\/li><li>The closed-loop ventilator does not require compressed air and is useful when wards are converted to ICUs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prana-Vayu:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator is developed in collaboration with AIIMS, Rishikesh, and is equipped with state-of-the-art features.<\/li><li>The ventilator is based on the controlled operation of the prime mover to deliver the required amount of air to the patient.<\/li><li>The manufacturing cost per ventilator is estimated to be Rs 25,000. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Features of the ventilator are remote monitoring by health professionals, touch screen control of all operating parameters, moister, and temperature control for inhaled air.<\/li><li>The automated process controls the pressure and flow rates in the inhalation and exhalation lines. <\/li><li>Besides, the ventilator has feedback that can control tidal volume and breathe per minute.<\/li><li>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. <\/li><li>The prototype has been tested successfully for normal and patient-specific breathing conditions.<\/li><li>Prana-Vayu has been designed especially for COVID-19 pandemic. <\/li><li>It is low-cost, safe, reliable, and can be quickly manufactured. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By-Achyutanand Pandey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edexlive.com\/campus\/2020\/apr\/03\/iit-roorkees-prana-vayu-a-closed-loop-ventilator-can-be-useful-for-covid-19-patients-heres-why-11092.html\">https:\/\/www.edexlive.com\/campus\/2020\/apr\/03\/iit-roorkees-prana-vayu-a-closed-loop-ventilator-can-be-useful-for-covid-19-patients-heres-why-11092.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question:Prana-Vayu, the closed-loop ventilator is developed by which of the following institutes? 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