india-made heart pump at 1/3rd cost - times of india

Border lifeline in Chennai
The American-based Heart Hospital, in collaboration with Russian scientists, has created a low
The cost of a mechanical heart pump can be used as an alternative to the transplant or as a temporary measure before the transplant.
\"Made in India\" equipment will be in one-
Third, the cost of existing equipment
Compared to Rs 90,
Dr. KM Cherian, senior cardiac surgeon, said.
The device is called a left center auxiliary device (LVAD)
, Can be implanted by surgery to help the heart pump more blood with less work.
It takes blood from the left ventricle and moves it to the aorta, then the aorta delivers oxygen
The whole body is rich in blood.
Two imported brands from the United States and Germany include the total cost of surgery usually exceeds rs1.
More than one lakh person has been using this device in North America.
This demand is high in India, but many people with heart failure die because they cannot use this expensive device.
If a device fails, we can\'t afford the backup fee because the backup fee should be borne by the patient or the hospital.
\"In most cases, neither can afford it,\" he said . \".
\"This will change when we make this kind of equipment in India,\" he said . \".
With a memorandum of understanding with Russian manufacturers, the device, called Sputnik, will be manufactured in Mediville, SEZ Medical Science Park, the Frontier Lifeline Hospital in the suburbs of Chennai.
On May 23, Dr. Chiran signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian manufacturers in the presence of Indian space scientist siwatanu Pillay.
India will be the first Asian country and the third in the world to produce LVADs, after the United States and Germany, he said.
\"We will build a country. of-the-
To make it affordable for more Indians, the cost of art equipment is lower, \"said Dr. Chiran.
Patients waiting for the heart on the transplant list can use this device until they find the right donor.
Now the patient needs to wait 8 months.
\"For people who are not suitable for a transplant, this device may be a permanent fixture,\" he said . \".
The deck has been cleared.
Clinical animal studies will be conducted in Mediville.
\"We will test the device on large animals, including Bigg dogs imported from the UK, and then conduct clinical trials,\" Dr. Cherian said . \".