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

SIC, Division of Extracorporeal Devices

Scientist G (Senior Grade)

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- Application No:201841000603

Portable vein viewing device with peripheral scanning- Application No: 201741032817

Infant Warming System having radiant warming infrared Light Emitting Diodes No: 2918/CHE/2015

A method for testing oxygen transfer performance of a Blood Oxygenator-Application No: 3292/CHE/2015

Infrared blood and intravenous fluid bag warmer - Application no: 6648/CHE/2014

A spiral cross flow compact heat exchanger for blood to be provided with membrane oxygenators employed in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support - Application no: 5365/CHE/2014

A portable device and a method for non-contact warming of blood and intravenous fluids with infrared heating from refrigerator condition to physiological condition- Application no: 3482/CHE/2014

A battery operated hand held portable blood or conducting fluid flow measuring device exhibiting high sensitivity, zero warm up time, minimum signal drift, lower heat dissipation and power losses - Application no: 19/CHE/2014

High sensitive current controlled electromagnetic blood flow meter- Application no: 2894/CHE/2013

A centrifugal pump for transferring fluid at a reduced priming volume without deterioration of inherent fluid properties - Application No: 1080/CHE/2012

A soft shelled variable volume reservoir for evaluating operational performance of cardiopulmonary devices - Application No: 986/CHE/2012

An improved system for vapour polishing of plastic components in a metallic vessel - Application No: 114/CHE/2012

Hemoconcentrator - Application No: 978/CHE/2006

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

Blood Oxygenator

Blood pump

Hemoconcentrator