Jeevan: Prototype ventilator by Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Health; GS-III – Science and technology
In News:
The Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala has become the first PSU to develop a prototype ventilator that has an original design and will cost a fraction of what regular ventilators cost.
Key takeaways:
The prototype is named Jeevan.
It shall go for final testing at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) before being put to production to aid the country’s fight against COVID-19.
The heart of the device is the compressed air container to work the Ambu bag with air.
It doesn’t have any moving parts like servo motor or piston or link mechanism.
