Oxygen Rationing Device – AMLEX

In news- To increase the life of medical oxygen cylinders three fold, the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a first-of-its-kind Oxygen Rationing Device – AMLEX.

About AMLEX-

AMLEX supplies a required volume of oxygen to the patient during inhalation and trips when the patient exhales CO2.
So far, during exhalation, the oxygen in the oxygen cylinder/pipe is pushed out along with the exhaled CO2 by the user.
This leads to wastage of a large volume of oxygen in the long run.
In addition to this, a large volume of oxygen escapes from the openings of the mask to the environment in the resting period (between inhalation and exhalation) due to its continuous flow in the mask.
The AMLEX can be easily connected between the oxygen supply line and the mask worn by the patient.
The device can operate on both portable power supply (battery) as well as line supply (220V-50Hz).
It uses a sensor which senses and successfully detects inhalation and exhalation of the user in any environmental condition.
It works with any commercially available oxygen therapy masks having multiple openings for air flow.
It can be easily connected between the oxygen supply line at its two input and output connectors.
Standard sized connectors make the device handy and ready to use without the requirement of any additional set-up.