IIT Kanpur – Nocca develops Invasive Ventilator with IoT enabled features

Nocca Robotics Pvt. Ltd is engaged in designing and manufacturing robots that clean solar panel in a waterless manner. Using the Team’s extensive experience in electromechanical control systems in their regular business, they decided to contribute in nation’s fight against COVID-19, by designing a ventilator along with the active involvement and guidance from the incubator of IIT Kanpur. An experienced team of pulmonologists and intensivists from India and overseas has been advising the Team on the design principles of invasive ventilators. The development is aided by an experienced group of Indian business leaders and biomedical engineers.

The ventilator has been designed in a way so that
•    It can be manufactured at a large scale at multiple sites. 
•    It can work with medical airline plus oxygen as well as ambient air plus oxygen thus providing the versatility to operate under both conditions. 
•    It meets all the essential specifications laid out by the Government of India.

The designed mechanical ventilator can operate in PC-CMV, PC SIMV, PSV, VC-SIMV, VC CMV, PRVC, ACV, CPAP and BPAP modes. The ventilator is permanently connected to a mobile phone which is used to control the device and display critical information. The IoT-enabled feature creates an efficient Ventilator Management System that allows:
•    doctors to control the ventilators remotely and thus ensuring lesser exposure to COVID-19 patients and/or ventilator and 
•    control of multiple machines with one IoT device thus addressing the problem of limited availability of trained doctors.

Current Status:
•    The product is currently at the compliance and pre-clinical testing stage. 
•    The project has been a brilliant union of the academia, start-up and hospital. This was possible with industry being the major component of all, binding everyone together.

Industries supporting the project:
I.    ACT Grants: Description: ACTS Grants is the Action COVID-19 Team equipped with Rs. 100 crore grant created by India’s start-up community to give wings to ideas that could combat COVID-19 with immediate impact. They have been seeking capital-efficient, scalable solutions from NGOs and innovative start-ups which need an initial seed grant to fight the spread of the pandemic. Many organisations like MMT, Dell, Infoedge, and, members of funds like Accel, Aavishkaar, Sequoia, and Unitus, have donated in personal capacity. For more details, please visit www.actgrants.in Support: The ACT grant is currently being used for prototype development and preclinical trials of the product.
II.    Ansys: Description: Ansys offers a comprehensive software suite that spans the entire range of physics, providing access to virtually any field of engineering simulation that a design process requires. Organizations around the world trust Ansys to deliver the best value for their engineering simulation software investment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ansys is also striving to positively contribute to the battle against coronavirus. Ansys is supporting the ongoing initiatives of its customers and partners. Support: The fund by Ansys has helped the product’s initial research and development.
III.    Standard Chartered: Description: Standard Chartered Bank is India’s largest international bank with 100 branches in 43 cities. Support: These funds were one of the early ones and helped in the project’s initial product R&D
IV.    ICICI Securities: Description: ICICI Securities Limited is a Registered Investment Advisor under SEBI Investment Adviser Regulations, 2013 and has been offering advisory services under the brand ICICIdirect Investment Advisory Services. Support: The funds were used in the project’s initial product R&D.
V.    Cummins India: Description: Through Cummins Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Cummins is at the forefront of designing future technologies for turbos, emissions, fuel systems and more. Support: Cummins is helping the project by supplying one of the most critical components in the ventilator – the flow sensors.
VI.    Naukri.com: Description: Naukri.com is a recruitment platform that provides hiring-related services to corporates/recruiters, placement agencies and to job seekers in India and overseas. Support: These funds are currently helping the project with prototyping and compliance testing of the ventilator.
VII.    AdorPowertron: Description: AdorPowertron is the world’s leading solution provider of high frequency & conventional high voltage rectifier transformer sets that are deployed for clean air applications (including electrostatic precipitators for power stations, cement, pulp & paper + steels plants and roads). They are also India’s largest provider of traffic safety & enforcement solutions, including speed enforcement systems & IP and electronic Variable Messaging Signs/Commercial LED Walls. Support: Conversation is on with Ador for mass manufacturing of the product starting next month.