Masters in Biomedical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, 1992.

Diploma in Management; Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, 1990.

Degree in Electrical Engineering in First Class with Distinction; University of Kerala, India, 1984.

Scientist-B-G (Sr.Grade); SCTIMST,Trivandrum - 695 012,October 1985 onwards.

Scientist-B; Defence Research and Development Organisation, ARDE, Pune - 411 021; Nov. 1984 - Oct. 1985.

Co-awarded: National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) Meritorious Invention award - 2006 for the development of Membrane Oxygenator.

Fellow, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)

Design & Development of cardiovascular devices like Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Oxygenator, Blood pumps, hemoconcentrator etc.

Technology proving-pilot plant production and technology transfer of medical devices

Quality Management System implementation for medical device testing and its management. Coordinator & Quality Manager (for first ten years) of the only accredited laboratory (accredited by COFRAC of FRANCE) in India in the area of Biomaterials and Medical Devices

Part of the multi-institutional team in implementing the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI), representing SCTIMST being the National Collaboration Centre

Associated with the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India) [SBAOI] since its inception at various capacities including as the past President

SIC, Division of Extracorporeal Devices

Scientist G (Senior Grade)

Isolation pod for the isolation / transportation of infected patients - No: 575250

Battery operated assistive breathing unit - No: 515557

Automated artificial manual breathing unit ventilator - No.505945

System and method for detection of liquid types within catheter of an implantable micro infusion pump - No: 548511

Device for automatic adjustment of proportion of gases without direct contact and contamination for FiO2 management - No: 548750

Transcutaneous energy transfer system with automatic control for artificial heart - Application No: 202341049843

Implantable micro infusion pump with residual volume measurement - No: 550358

Ventricular assist device with compact integrated controller and battery pack- Design Registration No. 321665

A ventricular assist device blood pump having impeller supported with combined passive magnets ad hydrodynamic bearing - No: 513511

Portable vein viewing device with peripheral scanning- No: 543883

Infant Warming System having radiant warming infrared Light Emitting Diodes No: No: 415693

A method for testing oxygen transfer performance of a Blood Oxygenator-Application No: No: 457406

Infrared blood and intravenous fluid bag warmer - No: 465267

A spiral cross flow compact heat exchanger for blood to be provided with membrane oxygenators employed in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support - No:394363

A portable device and a method for non-contact warming of blood and intravenous fluids with infrared heating from refrigerator condition to physiological condition - No: 423230

Blood or conducting fluid flow measuring device exhibiting high sensitivity, zero warm up time, minimum signal drift, lower heat dissipation and power losses - No: 353231

High sensitive current controlled electromagnetic blood flow meter - No: 440233

A centrifugal pump for transferring fluid at a reduced priming volume without deterioration of inherent fluid properties - No: 419263

A reservoir for in-vitro evaluation of cardiopulmonary devices - No: 348165

An improved system for vapour polishing of plastic components in a metallic vessel - No: 394822

Haemoconcentrator-No: 280492

A blood pump - No.229316

Venous reservoir with integral cardiotomy reservoir for blood oxygenator - No.206774

A blood oxygenator - No.206761

Rigid shell bubble type blood oxygenator - No.174077

Improved rigid shell cardiotomy reservoir - No.171685

Fellow, Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)

BOYSCAST Fellowship from Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 1995-96. Availed the fellowship at Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, U.S.A., for 13 months during 1995-96

Fellow & Life member, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)

Life Member, Material Research Society of India

Life member, Polymer Society of India

Left Ventricular Assist Device

Blood pump

Infant & Blood warmers

Development of a cost effective Ventilator

Development of paracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device

Design & development of Centrifugal pump for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary bypass

Implementation of Quality Management System at BMT WING

Development of Hemoconcentrator

Development and evaluation of Membrane blood oxygenator

Design & Development of extra-corporeal cardiovascular devices like Oxygenator, Blood pumps including Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Hemoconcentrator etc

Technology proving-pilot plant production and technology transfer of Medical Devices

Quality Management System implementation for medical device testing and its management. Co-ordinator of implementation & Quality Manager (for first ten years) of the only testing facility in India accredited by COFRAC of FRANCE, in the area of Biomaterials and Medical Devices

Mr. Vinod Kumar V

Mr. Sarath S. Nair

Mr. Sarath G.

Dr. Chhavi Gupta

Ms. Amrutha C.

Ms.Sreedevi.V

LVAD to Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd

Blood Oxygenator

Blood pump

Hemoconcentrator