SmartCanes are innovative tools designed to enhance the independence of individuals with blindness, letting them navigate their surroundings more confidently. Unlike a traditional cane, a SmartCane is a highly advanced mobility aid. It makes life safer for the visually impaired by letting them detect ground obstacles and surface irregularities (including potholes) that could cause accidents.

If you are considering buying a SmartCane, it is essential that you understand its functionality and the benefits it provides for people with blindness.

SmartCanes attach to the top fold of a standard white cane. They use ultrasonic ranging to identify obstacles ahead. SmartCanes communicate the distance to the obstacle using unique vibratory patterns. They enhance the capability of the cane to detect objects between knee height and head height. This technology helps users avoid collisions with objects such as signboards, tree branches, open windows, and the undersides[‘edges’?] of parked vehicles.

What are the benefits of using a SmartCane?

While traditional white canes are helpful, they cannot detect certain hazards such as overhanging objects or open windows. They also require careful handling to avoid damaging parked vehicles or injuring others.

SmartCanes address these limitations by detecting objects before physical contact. This reduces the risk of unintended collisions and enhances user safety.

SmartCanes are affordable, user-friendly, and adaptable to different environments. They can be attached easily to any standard white cane and can be adjusted for outdoor use (up to 3 m range) and indoors use (up to 1.8 m range). With a reliable 10-hour rechargeable battery and an adjustable sensor mechanism, a 

 caters to users of various heights. They also feature ergonomic grips so that users do not have to change their gripping styles.

Revolutionising the walking cane with smart technology

, empowering individuals with blindness to navigate safely and independently. All Phoenix products meet international standards. At the same time, they are affordable.

For more information or to get a quotion, contact Phoenix at 1800-425-3503 or via WhatsApp.

SmartCanes are innovative tools designed to enhance the independence of individuals with blindness, letting them navigate their surroundings more confidently

Smart Canes for the Blind

Neonatal Asphyxia occurs when infant doesn’t get oxygen. It can cause severe loss of oxygen to infant’s brain, which can injure brain cell causing HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy).

The brain damage can cause mental and physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, seizure and developmental delays.

Every year, roughly 10 to 60% of babies with HIE die in the newborn period. At least 25% of babies with HIE with delayed treatment suffer neuro development. It is advised to treat babies within 6 hours from birth.

Start treatment at earliest with Brammi, a servo controlled cooling system. The treatment shows improved results by reducing the severity of brain injury. Brammi comes in 3 different modes for user usage. An infant body wrap designed for maximum coverage is provided for optimal cooling.

During servo controlled mode, the treatment lowers infant’s body temperature to 32˚ C for 72 hours decreasing the metabolic rate reducing further damage to brain cell due to oxygen deprivation or blood flow is restored to injured cells. The system maintains constant temperature with continuous feedback from infant. Post 72 hours, slow re-warming phase of 7 hours takes place.

Record complete treatment cycle with graphical representation for easy monitoring. Patient data can be extracted and saved through USB port.

Portable and light weight unit comes with integrated battery backup. This allows compatibility during transportation, allowing treatment to start with in 6 hours.

Every year, roughly 10 to 60% of babies with HIE die in the newborn period. At least 25% of babies with HIE with delayed treatment suffer neuro development. It is advised to treat babies within 6 hours from birth. Start treatment at earliest with Brammi, a servo controlled cooling system. 

Treat HIE with Brammi : Therapeutic Hypothermia System

A notable proportion of term and preterm infants develop neonatal jaundice. Jaundice in an otherwise healthy term infant is the most common reason for readmission to hospital. Jaundice is caused by an increase in serum bilirubin levels, largely as a result of breakdown of red blood cells. The liver converts bilirubin into a conjugated form which is excreted in the bile. Very high levels of un-conjugated bilirubin are neurotoxic. Phototherapy is a simple and effective way to reduce the bilirubin level.

Depending on the severity of jaundice, phototherapy is administered from a single side or from both the sides to the baby. Overhead phototherapy units mounted on a stand are generally used to administer phototherapy from a single side.

Double surface phototherapy units currently available in the market are fixed to a warmer or bassinet. They do not provide us the leverage of swapping it to another equipment. Babies need to be shifted to an equipment dedicated to double surface phototherapy. We have designed a compact blue LED phototherapy which can be used in conjunction with any warmer, bassinet and incubator. Thus providing the staff the ease of providing phototherapy to a baby without having to shift it to a particular warmer or bassinet.

Nymphaea is sleek and light weight (<4Kg) and can be handled effortlessly by staff. The unit is flexible and harmonises into the neonatal work space. Phototherapy can be administered without hindrance to respiratory and warming therapies. It offers effective treatment with an efficient surface area coverage. The unit is suitable for term and pre-term babies. Nymphaea can be easily stored in a drawer or cup board. The surface is smooth without grooves and easy to clean. Infection control is vital in a NICU considering which there is no fan in the unit. The power consumption is minimal at 15W reducing the operation cost of the equipment.
Nymphaea can be used with a water mattress or gel mattress.

Nymphaea is a compact blue LED phototherapy which can be used in conjunction with any warmer, bassinet and incubator.

Introducing Nymphaea

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 womb, helps maintain an infant’s temperature and environment. However, the use of incubators in low-resource countries is much more difficult, as the products are generally too expensive.

“The statistics, especially in lower source environments, are pretty grim: About every 10 seconds a baby dies, and usually it’s due to problems of hypothermia or sepsis,” says Govind Rao, Ph.D., professor and director at the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). “Low birth weight has become increasingly common as women defer childbirth. If you had an inexpensive way to intervene and keep baby warm, it would have a dramatic impact.” Rao added that premature babies born in these environments are also at risk of infection, because the incubators are not always effectively cleaned and sanitised. This means that as one sick baby leaves the incubator, the next baby coming in is highly susceptible to accepting the infection. “That becomes a highly problematic issue leading to high mortality,” says Rao.

Govind Rao presenting at the 4th Annual Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium where he was awarded $50,000 from the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI).

“The statistics, especially in lower source environments, are pretty grim: About every 10 seconds a baby dies, and usually it’s due to problems of hypothermia or sepsis,” says Govind Rao, Ph.D., professor and director at the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). “Low birth weight has become increasingly common as women defer childbirth. If you had an inexpensive way to intervene and keep baby warm, it would have a dramatic impact.” Rao added that premature babies born in these environments are also at risk of infection, because the incubators are not always effectively cleaned and sanitized. This means that as one sick baby leaves the incubator, the next baby coming in is highly susceptible to accepting the infection. “That becomes a highly problematic issue leading to high mortality,” says Rao.

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 womb, helps maintain an infant’s temperature and environment. 

Cardboard Incubator Gives Preemies Better Chance of Survival

India’s first government funded medical devices park, Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZ) hosted the 4th WHO global forum on 13-15 December 2018. Located in Vishakapatnam, AMTZ is a hub for manufacturing low-cost medical devices in India and simplify end-to-end process for the manufacturers.

AMTZ will cut down imports in the medical devices sector and aim on providing accessible and affordable medical equipment ‘Made in India’. Spread over 270 acres the medical park will widen the scope of employment in the medical devices sector. It is equipped with state of the art centralised 3D design, prototyping, testing and warehousing facilities for the manufacturers.

Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri.Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated our factory in AMTZ during the 4th WHO global forum.

Former Opening Batsman for the Indian National Cricket Team, Mr.Virendar Sehwag also visited our factory in AMTZ during the WHO global forum. He has been appointed as the brand ambassador for AMTZ. It was an honour to have them inaugurate our factory in AMTZ.

Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZ) is India’s first government funded medical devices park. Located in Vishakapatnam, AMTZ is a hub for manufacturing low-cost medical devices in India and simplify end-to-end process for the manufacturers. 

Factory in AMTZ

Smartcane continues to bag laurels for its simple and efficient design. Having found its place at National Museums Scotland and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Smartcane has now entered the doors of Gates Foundation Discovery Center, in Seattle.

The Gates Foundation Discovery Center is a catalyst to educate, inspire and motivate local and global awareness and action. Through exhibits and programmes, the Discovery Center convenes and connects people to relevant topics, stories and resources to inspire action. The cane will be displayed until 19 May 2019 at the ‘Design with the 90%’ exhibition in the Discovery Center. The exhibition highlights the role of design in addressing some of the world’s most critical problems.

Smartcane continues to bag laurels for its simple and efficient design. Having found its place at National Museums Scotland and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, SmartCane has now entered the doors of Gates Foundation Discovery Center, in Seattle.

Phoenix SmartCane in Gates Foundation Discovery Center

Blindness actually is a condition which brings in several limitations but these limitations actually can be brought down with the help of technology. You must have seen many visually impaired people use the white cane as a means to help them navigate and walk through their areas. However, this white cane is unable to detect any obstruction that is above the waist. For instance, an open window pane like this one will go undetected and most likely result in upper-body injury.

SmartCane is an interesting invention that uses ultrasonic waves to detect all such obstructions. This low cost device is already being used by thousands of people across the world

SmartCane has been included in the National Museums Scotland exhibition on sight aides for a group of cases entitled ‘Engineering Humans’. The National Museums Scotland is the most visited attraction in the UK outside of London, drawing in over 1.7 million visitors a year. At National Museums Scotland, they care for collections of national and international importance, preserving them, interpreting them and making them accessible to as many people as possible.

SmartCane at The National Museum of Scotland

It is fairly common for newborn babies to have mild jaundice, and the condition is usually resolved without any intervention. Sometimes, however, the jaundice is severe, and if it is not treated, it leads to a condition called kernicterus. In this condition, the brain of the baby is damaged by the high level of bilirubin in the blood. This can result in problems with hearing and vision and in intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy.

Fortunately, the treatment of this condition is simple. It requires exposing the skin of the baby to light, particularly blue light of a particular wavelength. This treatment is called phototherapy.

Phototherapy was discovered around 60 years back. Since then, this simple treatment has saved many babies from the ill effects of kernicterus.

An event was organised in Delhi on July 28 2018 at India Habitat Centre to celebrate six decades of phototherapy. It was aimed at spreading awareness about the serious effects of kernicterus, benefits of phototherapy and the health of newborn infants in general.

The Department of Pediatrics of AIIMS, PRESIDE (Pediatric Research and Education Society of India), IndiaNeoDesigns (a non-profit NGO of academia-industry promoting technology in neonatal health) and Stanford University, USA jointly organised a day-long event to commemorate 60-years of invention of phototherapy that has saved millions of babies. Phoenix Medical Systems was the industry partner for the event.

Indigenous innovations in the field of neonatology and maternal health were exhibited. It provided an opportunity for neonatal professionals, decision makers from private and government segment and technologists to discuss and collaborate.

A panel discussion was held amidst stalwarts like Prof VK Bhutani, Prof ON Bhakoo, Prof JP Mittal, Prof Neelam Kler, Prof VK Paul etc.. Also a stakeholder meeting on India’s path to a global leader in neonatal health technology involving NITI Ayog, ICMR, DBT, Wellcome Trust, BMGF, academia and industry was held.

A similar such event was organized in Chennai on Aug 1 2018. The event was jointly organized by the National Neonatology Forum (NNF) in partnership with IndiaNeodesigns. Among the guest speakers was Dr. Darez Ahmed, Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM) and Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, National Advisor – RBSK.

An event was organized in Delhi on July 28 2018 at India Habitat Centre to celebrate six decades of phototherapy. It was aimed at spreading awareness about the serious effects of kernicterus, benefits of phototherapy and the health of newborn infants in general.

Celebrating 60 years of Phototherapy

Phoenix Medical always strives to be the first to bring pioneering technology to newborns. In this quest, Phoenix now partners with Windmill Health, to present NeoBreathe, the world’s first foot operated newborn resuscitation system.

NeoBreathe frees one hand of the user from bagging – allowing a two handed mask grip – which is known to improves face-mask sealing by over 50%.In addition, it enables unprecedented multi-tasking- allowing auscultation without assistance, and single person CPR. It integrates foot powered suction, pressure monitoring, enhanced pressure safety, PEEP and FiO2 regulation – all in one robust solution.

NeoBreathe shows proven improvements in breathe delivery in studies. For details visit

NeoBreathe, an internationally awarded invention, was invented at Stanford-India Biodesign, AIIMS, New Delhi , Stanford University and IIT, Delhi faculty as co-inventors. It was further developed by Windmill Health, a company founded by its physican inventors from Stanford and AIIMS.

NeoBreathe is simplifying saving lives in hospitals across 14 states of India and most recently, it received a National Technology Award from the Hon’ble President of India on National Technology Day 2017.

Phoenix is proud to partner with Windmill Health to be the first to bring this pioneering product to newborns across the globe.

Phoenix partners with Windmill Health

The Festival of Innovation (FOIN) is a unique initiative to recognise creative solutions to challenges faced by the society.

It is hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan as a week-long event in March. This year it was organised by the President’s Secretariat, with assistance from the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) and Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI).

For the second consecutive year a Phoenix innovation was honoured by being selected for exhibition at FOIN. The selection was based on functionality, cost-effectiveness, acceptability and relevance to public health.

The members of the selection committee are renowned clinicians, engineering professionals from IITs, scientists, government officials from science departments and representatives of industry.

The selection was made from a pool of 450 brilliant innovations through an extremely meticulous process.

The special jury award was presented to the project titled ‘Neonatal Resuscitation Trolley with Delayed Cord Clamping’, being carried out in collaboration with the Department of Neonatalogy, Madras Medical College.

The Festival of Innovation (FOIN) is a unique initiative to recognize creative solutions to challenges faced by the society.  It is hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan as a week-long event in March. 