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Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi, Bangalore invents over 20 devices to save lives

02 Sep, 2019 16:40:34, by:Admin

Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi, an ENT surgeon at Fortis Hospital in Bengaluru, has co-invented 18 medical devices over 10 years.

He observed that common cause of death in newborns here is lack of breathing support, and most such deaths occur during transport to hospital. This is a healthcare problem one is more likely to encounter in a third world country than in a developed nation like the US.

One of the devices InnAccel has developed is Saans, named after “breath" in Hindi. The portable device can provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support—to keep airways of patients with respiratory problems open—even to a newborn being transported to a hospital in an autorickshaw. It can run on a battery where there’s no power source. Air can be hand-pumped if the battery fails. The device, showcased at Harvard Medical School, can be hooked to a cylinder to provide extra oxygen if required.

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