India’s first mobile Medical Devices Calibration Facility

April 19, 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched India’s First ‘medical devices calibration facility on wheels.
This has been developed by IIT Madras under its ‘Anaivarukkum IITM’ (IITM for all) Initiatives.
This mobile facility will ensure pervasive quality healthcare irrespective of geographical locations across the country. This will help to test and maintain medical devices that are used in wide range of hospitals including those in villages at their doorsteps.
This initiative boosts the United National Sustainable Development Goal 3, which calls for Health and well-being for all.
The infrastructure available in this mobile unit include state-of-the-art equipment to test the safety of medical devices and their functionalities as per international standards.