Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SD)

Bengaluru, Apr 21: In the present crisis scenario, a much-needed low cost ventilator was created by a Bengaluru-based technology firm. The low cost ventilator also requires no electricity.

Bengaluru based tech firm Dynamatic Tech which manufactures highly engineered products for automotive, aeronautic and security applications is said to have created the much needed equipment.

The ventilator considered to be the cheapest of its kind is priced around just Rs 2,500.

NITI Aayog CEO, Amitabh Kant lauded the Indian innovation on Twitter and said that such innovations are critical for primary health care centres and local hospitals.

Production for the equipment require no imported components and added advantage is that it requires no electricity to function. The ventilator is said to maintain pressure and also controls oxygen to maintain the required breathing rate.

Kant in his tweet said, "Zero electricity. No imports. No electronic components. Maintains Max/Min pressure. Controlled Oxygen mix Controlled Breathing rate. Price Rs 2,500 per."

Kant said that such innovation which comes with affordability and eased production would be very helpful in the health care sector especially in the remote parts of the country. Additionally, the equipment's advantage is the portability, easily disposable and simple to use.

His tweet read, "India needs this innovation to save lives."

A ventilator priced at just Rs 2,500 is probably the lowest cost ventilator in the world, Kant said.

He added, "Dynamatic Tech is an integrated part of the supply chain for Airbus and Boeing. It is a leading auto component manufacturer and is a top class engineering company."

In the race to innovation towards saving lives, AFP meanwhile reported that Afghanistan's prize winning girls' robotics team said to be on a lives saving mission that is to build ventilator from used car parts and assist the war-stricken country to fight against the pandemic.

AFP spokesperson, Wahid Mayar said that once the ventilator model is completed, it would be sent to the health ministry for testing, first on animals.

Due to the consistent rise in the number of cases globally, the need of adequate number of ventilators is crucial especially for the critical patients.