Astronomy & Space Sciences
Title: | Hapo Chamber |
Area: | Astronomy & Space Sciences, Medical Sciences |
Focus Area: | First aid device |
Company Transferred: | M/s. Sagar Inflatables Ltd., Maharashtra; M/s. Raksha Polycoats, Maharashtra; M/s. Shyam Waterproof Works (P) Ltd., West Bengal; M/s. Rajasthan Metal Smelting Co., Rajasthan; M/s MGM Associates, New Delhi |
Developing Agency: | Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bangalore |
Technology Readiness Index: | Commercialised |
Email: | director@debel.drdo.in |
| Website Link : | https://www.drdo.gov.in/defence-bio-engineering-electro-medical-laboratory-debel-achievements |
Brief Description
Description : | The chamber has been designed as a portable first aid device that provides emergency treatment for varying degrees of Acute Mountain Sickness including HAPO. It works on a simple but effective principle of increasing the atmospheric pressure around the patient thereby simulating descent in altitude. |
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