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Govt. To Finance Center Of Excellence For
Medical Textiles The South India Textile Research
Association (SITRA) based in Coimbatore has been identified by the Union
Ministry of Textiles as the center of excellence for production of medical
textiles products. Mr Arindam Basu, Director of the
Association confirmed Fibre2fashion, “The Government would grant the center with
about Rs100 million over a period of three years to set up the necessary
facilities which would help augment and develop specialized line. Of this Rs30
million is expected to be released this year.” Four major
activities have been planned which includes, establishment of a laboratory that
can have international recognition, a testing and evaluation system, an
information technology-supported information base and training programs for
personnel of the industry. Besides, plan for creating a video-conferencing
facility is also underway. Moreover, since Coimbatore has
large number of hospitals and already has several units into medical textiles
throughout Tamil Nadu, the upcoming center is likely to operate successfully
aiding entrepreneurs to produce items with existing machinery and with minimum
investment. The center will also aim to train personnel in
medical textiles but would start off with setting up testing facilities as this
would help those companies already producing medical textiles to test their
products and get required certification. Additionally, the
information system of the center would also help in providing details on fibre
and machinery supplies for the production of medical textiles.
In a bid to promote medical textile, the center would go a step further to
invite international experts to create awareness among local entrepreneurs about
various products by means of seminars and workshops for the local industry.
(Ref : Fibre2fashion News Desk – India, July 12, 2008 (India)
Kehlescope, A Tongue Depressor For Examining The Oral
Cavity, Invented By Indian Doctors Doctors at a
Medical College at Thrivananthapuram, Dr. V. S. Ajith Kumar, Dr. V. S. Arun
Kumar and Dr. N. Viswanathan have invented compact equipment, named Kehlescope,
which uses eco – friendly components and can be used by doctors as a tongue
depressor for examining the oral cavity. While at present, an
external light source, a head mirror and a depressor have to be handled
simultaneously by doctors for examining the oral cavity, the Kehlescope is an
integrated and compact equipment, which has a tongue piece, alight source and a
magnifying glass. Metallic tongue depressors have to be sterilized for at least
30 min., while plastic ones are not bio-degradable. Kehlescope can be used even
in poor light, as it is hand-held and movable device with an attached light. The
tongue piece is made of soft wood, which is bio-degradable and can be ejected
mechanically.
The equipment has been tested successfully in patients at the
Medical College Hospital (MCH).
(Ref: Medical Equipment & Automation , April – June 2008.) |
