Lok Sabha Question No. 1109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Medical Devices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## MEDICAL DEVICES

## 1109: DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of new medical devices like Artificial Intelligence (AI) which are used for monitoring critically ill patients in ICU/OT, and also long-lasting and less invasive implantable devices like heart valves,  pacemakers, stents, hearing aids, as well as faster diagnostics kits equipment emerging continuously in the global market;
- (b) the measures being taken by the Government to provide country's top medical research institutes  with  access  to  innovative medical devices in order to ensure that the patients are given the best health care facilities; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  measures  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  train postgraduate students of Government medical colleges on latest medical technologies such as AI?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (c):  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  has  informed  that  it  has  a 'Mission Mode  Project on Medical Instruments and Devices'' to take lead in the manufacturing of high-end medical devices in the country and the following prototypes have been developed under this mission:

- i. Plasmonic photothermal based sterilization device;
- ii. Dialysis  machine for hemodialysis of Chronic  Kidney  Disease (CKD)  patients and Indigenous hollow fiber membrane modules for hemodialysis;
- iii. Diagnostic system for detection of circulating tumor cells using optical fiber sensor;
- iv. Robog - robotic gait trainer for rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients;
- v. Bio-mechatronic orthotic device with virtual intelligence;
- vi. Rehabilitation device for hand function impairments;
- vii. Advanced closed loop control system for electric assisted tricycle;
- viii. Vascu-guide: vascular sclerotherapy guidance and assistance tools;

ix. Thermal  imaging  system  for  diagnosis  of  knee  osteoarthritis  and  Non-invasive diagnosis system for compartment syndrome;

- x. Dristiscope -an operating microscope;
- xi. Handheld IOT enabled colposcope for early cervical detection;
- xii. Additive manufactured implants;

xiii. Surface modification of titanium alloy implants with bioactive, anti-bacterial and anticorrosive properties; and

The constituent laboratory of CSIR namely Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh has developed the following:

-  AI based devices
- o Image-guided device for vascular vein visualizer (VeinViz)
- o Divya Nayan - A personal reading machine for visually impaired
-  Faster diagnostics kits/devices
- o Hand held device for monitoring of cardiac biomarker and has applied for a patent also
- o Batch digital microscopy with marker-specific auto-scoring for high throughput analytics
- o Minimally invasive point of care device providing rapid total leukocyte count (TLC) at patient bedside
-  Long-lasting implantable devices
- o 3D printed patient specific orthopedic & maxillofacial implants

All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS),  New  Delhi  has  established  a  Centre  of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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