Connect on Skype Cardboard Incubator Gives Preemies Better Chance of Survival
Cardboard Incubator Gives Preemies Better Chance of Survival Posted on October 6, 2017 by admin_pms The first few weeks of life are critical for premature and low birth weight babies, as their ability to regulate their own body temperature is not fully developed. Placing the baby in an incubator, essentially a man-made version of the […]
No more blind spots for the visually impaired with obstacle-sensing cane
No more blind spots for the visually impaired with obstacle-sensing cane Posted on June 19, 2016 by admin_pms It took 10 years and an unlikely alliance between an innovator, NGO and the IIT network to make a useful device affordable for its target consumers. Sathguru commutes by the Metro Rail daily from his home in […]
IIT-Delhi develops affordable ‘smart’ cane for blind
IIT-Delhi develops affordable ‘smart’ cane for blind Posted on April 20, 2016 by admin_pms Students and fellows at IIT-Delhi have developed a ‘smart’ cane that will help the blind navigate their way in spite of all obstacles that hamper their movement. It only costs Rs 3,000, which is about 25 times less than the market […]
Snapdeal partners IIT Delhi to sell smart-canes online
Snapdeal partners IIT Delhi to sell smart-canes online Posted on April 18, 2016 by admin_pms E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal today said it has partnered IIT Delhi and Phoenix Medical Solutions to sell ‘SmartCane’ online, priced at Rs 3,500. SmartCane is an advanced version of the white cane used by visually impaired people and ensures independent mobility […]
This R2D2 can get you up and keep going
This R2D2 can get you up and keep going Posted on April 18, 2016 by admin_pms From light-weight prosthetics to a standing wheelchair, the IIT-Madras lab develops affordable assistive devices for the disabled. Walking into Sujatha Srinivasan’s lab in IIT-Madras is like entering a sci-fi movie set, with futuristic looking prosthetics models on table-tops and […]
A Cane for the Blind that Senses Tall Obstacles
A Cane for the Blind that Senses Tall Obstacles Posted on March 5, 2016 by admin_pms As an undergraduate studying computer science and engineering in New Delhi, Rohan Paul, the son of two doctors, took on a class project working with the blind. He learned that the white cane, which many visually impaired people depend […]
Designing Medical Devices for the Poorest Four Billion
Designing Medical Devices for the Poorest Four Billion Posted on January 16, 2016 by admin_pms Let’s say you have developed a great prototype, but the prototype needs to get to market. It needs to get to commercialization. Commercialization is key to impact, but we have a real shortage of groups that will support the “unsexy” […]
For a frugal way to save lives
For a frugal way to save lives Posted on January 4, 2016 by admin_pms India’s healthcare infrastructure is dismal, and the poor spend more than half of their income to meet medical needs. Fortunately, as these three stories show, entrepreneurship is joining hands with frugal engineering to make amends. Anapoorni is a 44-year-old mother of […]
Smart help for blind wins Indian MIT innovator award
Smart help for blind wins Indian MIT innovator award Posted on August 19, 2015 by admin_pms When Rohan Paul started working on an electronic navigation device for the visually-challenged during his under-graduation at IIT Delhi in 2005, he had no idea where the innovation would lead him. read more on….
New Phototherapy Device for Treating Jaundice in Infants
New Phototherapy Device for Treating Jaundice in Infants Posted on January 26, 2015 by admin_pms Brilliance Pro, a phototherapy device to treat infants with jaundice, was launched by Phoenix Medical systems recently. The device has features such as Smarttilt to provide consistent intensity across the baby’s skin, regardless of the angle at which the light […]
