Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras
Standalone, Portable, Single-use and Wireless Ventilator
Technology Category/Market
Medical IT Devices
Healthcare Clinical Applications
Applications in healthcare
- Patients unable to breathe physically
- Pocket size portable device
- Hospitals (Multiple wards)
Market – The ventilators market is projected to reach USD 1.9 B in 2026 rising at 7.6% CAGR.
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Targeted Industries
Watermarking IP design,
Electronic circuits
Problem Statement
- The most pressing shortages faced globally by hospitals during COVID-19 is lack of ventilators, which pushed manufacturers to increase output by 30- 50%.
- The ventilators available in market are manually operated, require complex infrastructure requirements like centralized O2 supply for the full functionality which makes them difficult to handle.
- To address these problems, there is a need for personalized, standalone ventilation system that can be used anywhere and can be wirelessly operated.
Technology
- The technology is a ventilator system having portable ventilation unit wirelessly controlling the use of oxygen and compressor air individually for each patient.
- This system comprises a compressor, an oxygen cylinder, a mixing chamber Fig., filters, controller, flow and pressure regulators.
- The control circuit comprises a processor and a memory for storing patient data which is further configured to determine ventilation parameters for each patient with respect to age, lung capacity, disease process, patient immunity to ensure personalized usage of the ventilating unit.
- Moreover, this is a ‘Single-use’ system which can be remotely-operated to prevent the spread of the infection to the hospital staff and other users.
Key Features/Value Proposition
- This portable ventilator is lighter, and provides a simpler interface for controlling the device based on patient data.
- Real Time monitoring blood oxygen level
- Capacity of Peak flow – 3 litre/sec
- Volume capacity of the mixer chamber may vary from 200 ml – 1000 ml.
- I:E ratio (Ratio of Inspiratory time to Expiratory time) – 1:2 – 1:4
Questions about this Technology?
Contact for Licensing
Research Lab
Prof. Soundarapandian S
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Arunn Narasimhan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Intellectual Property
- IN202041016194
- PCT/IN2021/210015
- IITM IDF Ref. 2033
Technology Readiness Level
TRL- 3
Proof of Concept ready & validated.