New device to reduce cardiac surgery cost

• Context: A team of researchers at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here has developed a cost-effective blood flow meter that will make it easier to track the results of open-heart surgeries.

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• The SCIMST-developed blood flow meter can replace expensive imported devices

Cost difference

• The institute claims that the indigenous device can be produced for a few thousands of rupees against imported devices priced around ₹25 lakh.
• The palm-size portable battery-powered device measures the flow rate of blood using a novel magnetic method and a signal conditioning technique.
• In addition to its application in bypass surgery, it can be used for measuring the flow of conductive fluids for various industrial applications.

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