TOMSK, Dec 22 –
RIA Tomsk. Scientists of Tomsk State University (TSU) held a presentation of a portable medical oxygen generator
that has no analogues, it runs on a special solid fuel; in industrial
production, the cost of the device will not exceed 10 thousand rubles, and
investors from France and the Netherlands are showing interest in it, the RIA
Tomsk reports.
According to the
correspondent, on Tuesday, TSU hosted a presentation of a portable oxygen
generator, which is focused on use in medicine. The device in the form of a
metal cylinder weighs about a kilogram. For carrying, it can be placed in a
backpack.
One of the
authors of the development is Alexander Vorozhtsov, TSU Vice-Rector for
Research and Innovation. According to him, the device was created in
cooperation with scientists of the Federal Research and Production Center
Altai. The generator produces 250 liters of oxygen from one kilogram of fuel.
"In fact,
this is a rocket engine, which instead of the usual rocket gases gives pure
oxygen, and with a low consumption that a patient can consume. Oxygen is of
very high purity – 99.5%... There are no such devices in the world that produce
oxygen at room temperature. Both the Dutch and the French are interested in
it", – Vorozhtsov told reporters.
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Demonstration of a portable oxygen generator at TSU
He explained
that the technology is based on a special solid rocket fuel. The design of the
device has been going on for almost 10 years. Now it will take 6-8 months to
certify it as a medical device and enter full-scale production. Next, the
search for an investor will begin. The cost of the device for mass production
will be 5-10 thousand rubles.
"If the
device is modified to an industrial design, then it will, of course, be in
demand in different areas... Firstly, in ambulances, in intensive care
vehicles, and secondly, in situations when oxygen-dependent patients need to be
transferred from one institution to another and there is an expectation of
transportation", – Deputy Governor of the Tomsk region for Social Policy
Ivan Deev said at the presentation.