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Supervasi has invented a new kind of mechanical ventilator that imitates natural breathing, and causes no harm or further illness to patients. Several patent applications have been filed for the same to prevent it from being exploited by commercial interests, and to ensure it reaches the poorest patients in the remotest areas.
With Super Ventilators, these high demands can be met easily with costs lowered not just for the basic machine but also maintenance and operator salaries. The need for such a solution is desperate not just in India but all over the world. By tackling the issue of cost, mechanical ventilators can enter a new era where every hospital bed in every city hospital and village PHC can afford to have a ventilator.
Respiratory Illness is the 2nd largest killer in India, with more than 5,000 people dying every day from diseases like Asthma, Bronchitis and Pneumonia. In the 2 minutes taken to read this, 6 people have died gasping for breath, including 1 newborn baby.