{"id":112879,"date":"2021-06-16T17:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=112879"},"modified":"2021-06-16T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:28:40","slug":"jivan-vayu-nations-first-power-free-cpap-device-developed-by-iit-ropar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jivan-vayu-nations-first-power-free-cpap-device-developed-by-iit-ropar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jivan Vayu&#8221;- Nation&#8217;s first power-free CPAP device developed by IIT Ropar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device named \u2018Jivan Vayu\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About Jivan Vayu:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jivan Vayu <\/strong>is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP) device. It can be used as a substitute for existing CPAP machines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of the Device:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Firstly, <\/strong>It is India\u2019s first CPAP device that functions even without electricity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly<\/strong>, the device is adapted to both kinds of oxygen generation units like O2 cylinders and oxygen pipelines in hospitals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirdly<\/strong>, the device can deliver high flow oxygen up to 60 Litres Per Minute (LPM).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourthly<\/strong>, the device has an inbuilt viral filter which ensures that the air does not bring in any pathogens from the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>This device is especially important during the present Covid-19 pandemic. Further, the power supply is the key concern for saving lives of those on medical equipment such as ventilators and <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-are-oxygen-concentrators-and-how-are-they-different-from-oxygen-cylinders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oxygen concentrators<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP)?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Read Also :-<a class=\"seoquake-params-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-to-import-medical-oxygen-to-cater-demand\/\" rel=\"0bf9047f x_url\">Medical Oxygen to be Imported<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPAP <\/strong>is a treatment method for patients having breathing problems during sleep called sleep apnea. The machine uses mild air pressure to keep the airways open for easy breathing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This machine is also used to treat infants<\/strong> whose lungs have not fully developed. The machine blows air into the baby\u2019s nose to help inflate his or her lungs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moreover, the machine<\/strong> is also required during the initial stages of Covid-19 disease. This is to mitigate lung damage and help patients recover from the inflammatory effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"H0b6jKAAFj\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-issue-of-medical-oxygen-in-india\/\">The Issue of Medical Oxygen in India-Explained, Pointwise<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Issue of Medical Oxygen in India-Explained, Pointwise&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-issue-of-medical-oxygen-in-india\/embed\/#?secret=wPFvdn91hF#?secret=H0b6jKAAFj\" data-secret=\"H0b6jKAAFj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1726898\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device named \u2018Jivan Vayu\u2019. About Jivan Vayu: Jivan Vayu is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP) device. It can be used as a substitute for existing CPAP machines. Key Features of the Device: Firstly, It is India\u2019s first CPAP device that functions even without&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jivan-vayu-nations-first-power-free-cpap-device-developed-by-iit-ropar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Jivan Vayu&#8221;- Nation&#8217;s first power-free CPAP device developed by IIT Ropar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[1424],"class_list":["post-112879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-st_6","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700777968,"cached_date":1704900700},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}