India-made device can save heart patients during power cuts
Pune-based Jeevtronics has unveiled the world's first hand-cranked defibrillator, which can save cardiac arrest patients even when there is no electricity. The device can be powered up in 12 seconds by rotating a small hand paddle and costs a quarter of imported electric defibrillators. The firm, which has four patents around the technology, took four years to develop the device.