Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has indigenously developed its ownIntensive Care Unit Ventilator named “i-LIVE”.

According to a statement today (Wednesday), the ventilator has beendeveloped by a PAEC team of diligent scientists and engineers applying allessential quality standards and regulatory requirements whereas doctorsfrom PAEC Hospital Islamabad provided valuable input during its developmentprocess.

Besides passing through all internal reviews and testing, the “i-LIVE”ventilator also successfully passed the independent reviews and testingconducted throughout the development lifecycle by the evaluation team fromPakistan Innovation and Technology Center, Pakistan Engineering Council.

Moreover, extensive clinical trials of i-LIVE were also conducted at JinnahHospital Lahore under the supervision of senior doctors, bio-medicalengineers and medical researchers. It is pertinent to mention that theventilator successfully passed all stages of engineering evaluation andmedical validation.

According to the Spokesperson of PAEC Shahid Riaz Khan, the ventilator hasbeen awarded formal approval, licensing and registration by Drug RegulatoryAuthority of Pakistan.

After this award of approval from DRAP, i-LIVE will be manufactured andsupplied by PAEC to meet the critical needs of our hospitals.

Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, in a tweet, alsocongratulated PAEC for developing the ventilator.

He said Pakistan’s success in developing international-level medicalequipment in the last two years is worth appreciating.

He congratulated engineers, technicians and the entire team.