Ventilator companies scramble for other ways to utilise capacities

A gradual decline in critical Covid-19 cases and a shift in the treatment protocol by doctors have prompted ventilator manufacturers in the country to look for other ways to utilise their capacities. 

From a mere 300 ventilators per month in March 2020, India’s ventilator making capacity touched a whopping 30,000 units by July. 

This had led to foray into ventilator manufacturing by non-medical device players like Rajkot-based Jyoti CNC. 

It also resulted in conventional players adding capacities to meet the demand surge.

However, doctors are now shifting treatment protocol for Covid-19 at hospitals and invasive ventilation is not being preferred.

“Around 55,000 ventilators were sold