Accuflow : Microprocessor controlled infusion flow monitor.

Genesis of ACCUFLOW

Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) under their National Search for Innovation Programme ANVESHAN, awarded a Gold Medal to Kolhapur’s Sanjeev Gokhale in the year 2004 for his unique infusion flow monitor invention-ACCUFLOW. Toikaa Pharmaceuticals Limited was identified by CIIE to assist Mr.Sanjeev Gokhale in perfecting Accuflow, conducting necessary clinical trials & thereafter marketing the same in India & Across the world. This process took 2 years and today, Accuflow is being launched.

What is ACCUFLOW

 
Accuflow, the smart infusion systems and the only one of its kind in the world, is a microprocessor controlled device. This convenient & user friendly system has following features.

1. Accurately measures infusion flow rates in terms of drops/minute or ml/hr and total volume infused.
2. Compatible with all standard IV & micro IV sets.
3. Detects faulty IV sets with defective drip chambers.
4. An inbuilt alarm system that can be triggered with drop rate deviation/or total volume completion.

Accuflow consists of an arrangement where drip chambers of various shapes and sizes can fit.

Advantage of Accuflow :

Accurate Monitoring:
Accuflow is a microprocessor controlled infusion monitor. The accuracy is guaranteed. The accuracy is as good as an infusion pump.

Avoids unwarranted burden of nursing staff:
Avoids unwarranted frantic calls and visits from patients’ relatives, disturbing the nurses regarding the infusion status (No Flow/Bottle empty etc.).

Save time for nursing staff :
The readings are prominently displayed on the LED display, easily visible from the nursing station, so that even one among them can keep a tab on multiple beds. It saves their time, minimizes their hassles & their attention is drawn where & when required without taxing them.

Accuflow has been successfully evaluated in clinical settings at :
– Indian Spianl Injury Centre, New Delhi, Dr.G.P.Dureja, HOD, Pain Management.
– KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Dr.Sonal Dave/Dr.Anita Shetty, Associate Profs., Anesthesiology Dept.
– Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI) & B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad, Dr.Bipin Patel, Prof. & HOD, Anesthesiology Dept.
– SAL Hospital , Ahmedabad, Dr.Raj Rawal, Head of ICU.

Investigators experience with Accuflow :

1. Prof.G.P.Dureja, HOD, Pain Management.
Our team at AIIMS, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre and Delhi Pain Management Centre at New Delhi evaluated Accuflow, amicro processor controlled infusion flow monitor.

The device was evaluated on 116 patients at different levels of I/V infusion therapy. 42 patients undergoing surgery in OT, 40 patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 34 patients admitted in our General Ward and undergoing I/V infusions were the subjects of this evaluation.

Our results have shown that Accuflow is an accurate infusion flow monitoring device and we recommend its use in clinical practice. Some of the salient features of our observations are :

It accurately measures flow rate as drops/min and converts it into ml/houir.
It is user friendly and even an untrained paramedical personnel can use the device.
It accurately measures the total volume and sends an alarm on completion of the volume.
It was found to be of clinically significant use particularly in infants and children undergoing infusion with microsets in wards as well as operation theatres. Neonates and infants require an accurate infusion rate to be maintained in order to avoid hypervolumia. This device served the purpose of accurately monitoring the flow rate in this age group of patients.

The device can be easily clamped to an IV stand and displays are very bright and visible form a distance.
In critically ill patients admitted I ICU too we could use it accuracy and found it be very useful in administering life drugs at a controlled and monitored rate of infusion.
Our team recommends the use of Accuflow in day to day practice both in institutions and smaller medical centres.

2. KEM Hospital, Mumbai :
Accuflow is accurate , very satisfactory and it is economical. Accuflow is very sensitive and chamber has to be accurately set.

3. Dr. Raj Rawal, Head of ICU, SAL Hospital, Ahmedabad.

First of all, we are using infusion pumps and volumetry but still the cost-effectiveness and “Made in Inida” these two things are very much missing.

Apart from this, Accuflow stand up with any international standard.

I congratulate the person who has potential this product.

I wish that Accuflow will be “synonymous” of “Standard infusions” in medical field

4 Dr. Bipin Patel, Prof. & HOD, Anesthesiology, Dept. Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI) & B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad.

“Our team at GCRI, Ahmedabad has evaluated Accuflow monitor, we have used different IV sets of different companies and is compatible with all. We have used in different patients from pediatric patients to geriatric patients of cancer surgery. We have done trial in 35 patients and is still continued.

In our opinion advantages are following,
It’s economical
Compatible with all IV sets
Alarm system works, and informs nursing staff about changes in flow rate.
Decreases burden of nursing staff.
Good for pediatric age group patients.

Anveshan :
Launched in 2002, Anveshan is a unique nationwide proactive search by CIIE at IIM-A for hi-tech or mass impact innovations in public , private and informal sectors so as to transform their innovative products and technologies into viable enterprises. Selected innovators and their technologies receive incubation support in the form of infrastructure, network and IIM-A intellectuals’ expertise. Innovators are helped to setup enterprises or forge linkages with other partners.
 

About CIIE :

Centre for innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship (CIIE) was set up by IIM-A in 2001 and is supported by Government of Gujarat as well as the Department of Science and Technology.

About Troikaa :
Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Limited, an innovative healthcare company, committed to the development manufacturing & marketing of need based products of world-class quality. Troikaa’s strength lies in its Research & Formulation Development, which has resulted in development of severala proprietary Technology platforms. One of the most successful products, Dynapar AQ- The world’s first painless diclofenac inj., is now globally patented.