NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved the procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare system, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), for Rs 322.5 crore from the PM-CARES Fund to help in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Oxycare is an oxygen supply system based on SpO2 (oxygen saturation) level. The DRDO has already transferred the technology to multiple industries in India for large-scale production of the Oxycare system. PM-CARES Fund has accorded sanction for procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare system developed by the DRDO at a cost of Rs 322.5 crore, it said.
The ministry said 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems are being procured.
The ‘Oxycare system’ delivers oxygen from a medical oxygen cylinder but the tech here is that the oxygen is delivered based on the SpO2 levels of the patient.
Oxycare is an oxygen supply system based on SpO2 (oxygen saturation) level. The DRDO has already transferred the technology to multiple industries in India for large-scale production of the Oxycare system.
Centre approves procurement of 1.5 lakh units of DRDO s oxygen supply systems
Under the sanction, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with non-rebreather masks are being procured, the defence ministry said in a release
BusinessToday.In | May 12, 2021 | Updated 16:47 IST
Oxycare is a SpO2 based Oxygen Supply System which regulates the oxygen being administered to patients based on the sensed SpO2 levels
The PM CARES Fund, on Wednesday approved the procurement of 1,50,000 units of the Oxycare System developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at a cost of Rs 322.5 crore.
Oxycare is a SpO2 based Oxygen Supply System which regulates the oxygen being administered to patients based on the sensed SpO2 levels. Under the sanction, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with non-rebreather masks are being procured, the defence ministry said in a release.
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The PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund has sanctioned the procurement of 1.5 lakh units of the Oxycare system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at a cost of ₹322.5 crore. Separately, naval ships continued to bring emergency supplies from friendly foreign countries to India.
The Oxycare system was developed by Defence Bio-Engineering and Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru, of the DRDO for soldiers posted at extreme high-altitude areas.
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“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,” a DRDO statement said on Wednesday. Under this sanction, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with Non-Rebreather Masks (NRBM) are being procured, it stated.