IIT Ropar develops nation’s first of its kind oxygen rationing device

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Ropar) scientists have claimed to develop the country’s first of its kind oxygen rationing device “AMLEX” which will increase the life of an oxygen cylinder by three times.

IIT Ropar’s assistant professor Dr Ashish Sahani—who led the team that developed the device comprising PhD students of Biomedical Engineering Department Mohit Kumar, Ravinder Kumar and Amanpreet Chander—said that the new device would not only help in coming over situations similar to the second wave of Covid-19 when patients had a tough time in hospitals due to shortage of oxygen, it would also save a lot of money for patients as well as hospitals.

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