Mr. D. S. Nagesh

Academic Qualifications

• 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.

Professional Record

• 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.

Awards

• 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)

Area of Interest

• 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
• Part of the multi-institutional team in implementing the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI), representing SCTIMST being the National Collaboration Centre
• Associated with the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India) [SBAOI] since its inception at various capacities including as the past President

Current Activities

• SIC, Division of Extracorporeal Devices
• Scientist G (Senior Grade)

Patents

• Isolation pod for the isolation / transportation of infected patients - No: 575250
• Battery operated assistive breathing unit - No: 515557
• Automated artificial manual breathing unit ventilator - No.505945
• System and method for detection of liquid types within catheter of an implantable micro infusion pump - No: 548511
• Device for automatic adjustment of proportion of gases without direct contact and contamination for FiO2 management - No: 548750
• Transcutaneous energy transfer system with automatic control for artificial heart - Application No: 202341049843
• Implantable micro infusion pump with residual volume measurement - No: 550358
• 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 - No: 513511
• Portable vein viewing device with peripheral scanning- No: 543883
• Infant Warming System having radiant warming infrared Light Emitting Diodes No: No: 415693
• A method for testing oxygen transfer performance of a Blood Oxygenator-Application No: No: 457406
• Infrared blood and intravenous fluid bag warmer - No: 465267
• A spiral cross flow compact heat exchanger for blood to be provided with membrane oxygenators employed in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support - No:394363
• A portable device and a method for non-contact warming of blood and intravenous fluids with infrared heating from refrigerator condition to physiological condition - No: 423230
• Blood or conducting fluid flow measuring device exhibiting high sensitivity, zero warm up time, minimum signal drift, lower heat dissipation and power losses - No: 353231
• High sensitive current controlled electromagnetic blood flow meter - No: 440233
• A centrifugal pump for transferring fluid at a reduced priming volume without deterioration of inherent fluid properties - No: 419263
• A reservoir for in-vitro evaluation of cardiopulmonary devices - No: 348165
• An improved system for vapour polishing of plastic components in a metallic vessel - No: 394822
• Haemoconcentrator-No: 280492
• 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

Fellowships

• 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

Membership

• Fellow & Life member, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)
• Life Member, Material Research Society of India
• Life member, Polymer Society of India

On-going Projects

• Left Ventricular Assist Device
• Blood pump
• Infant & Blood warmers

Projects Completed

• 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

Professional Experience

• 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

Team

• Mr. Vinod Kumar V
• Mr. Sarath S. Nair
• Mr. Sarath G.
• Dr. Chhavi Gupta
• Ms. Amrutha C.
• Ms.Sreedevi.V

Technology Transferred

• LVAD to Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
• Blood Oxygenator
• Blood pump
• Hemoconcentrator