MUMBAI: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), which recently announced plans to manufacture medical ventilators has developed a prototype of a bag valve mask, commonly known as ambu bag, which the company says could cost less than ₹7,500.
An ambu bag, artificial manual-breathing unit (ambu), is a self-inflating device that is typically used to help patients with breathing problems.
Anand Mahindra, chairman Mahindra Group, had on Thursday said the company's engineering teams based at its Kandivali (Mumbai) and Igatpuri (Nashik) manufacturing plants developed the prototype in 48 hours.
Calling the in-house developed ambu bag a game changer, Mahindra, in a tweet, had said it could cost below ₹7,500 and therefore can help provide large number of low