IIT Ropar develops India’s first power-free CPAP device ‘Jivan Vayu’

The Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Ropar has developed a device dubbed ‘Jivan Vayu’ which can be used as a substitute for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine.  Jivan Vayu can deliver high flow oxygen up to 60 Litres Per Minute (LPM).

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About the Jivan Vayu:

  • This machine is India’s first such device that functions even without electricity and can work on both kinds of oxygen generation units like O2 cylinders and oxygen pipelines in hospitals.
  • Earlier these provisions were not available in existing CPAP machines.
  • CPAP therapy is a treatment method for patients having breathing problems during sleep called sleep apnea.

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