New Delhi: The PM CARES Fund has authorized procurement of 1,50,000 items of Oxycare System developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation at a price of Rs 322.5 crores, the DRDO knowledgeable on Wednesday (May 12).
It additional knowledgeable that the Oxycare System is a SpO2 primarily based Oxygen Supply System, that regulates oxygen being administered to sufferers primarily based on sensed SpO2 ranges.
“Under this sanction, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with NRBM (Non-rebreather mask) masks are being procured. The Oxycare system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents the person from sinking into a state of Hypoxia, which can be fatal,” it added.
The system was developed by the Defence Bio-Engineering and Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL) in Bengaluru of the DRDO for troopers posted at excessive high-altitude areas.
The system is indigenously developed for operation in discipline situations and is powerful. This comes amid the large improve in demand for medical provides as COVID-19 instances proceed to rise throughout the nation.
Over the final 24 hours, India reported a complete of 3,48,421 new COVID-19 instances and three,55,338 discharges, taking the nation`s complete constructive instances up to now to 2,33,40,938.
This contains 1,93,82,642 discharges and a couple of,54,197 deaths.With 4,205 COVID-related deaths within the final 24 hours, India reported one other grim file of the very best single-day loss of life toll in someday, as per knowledge from the union well being ministry. There are at present 37,04,099 lively instances within the nation.Â
