In the NASSCOM “India Means Innovation” podcast episode Guarding every heartbeat with the Next-Generation Myocardial Protection System,Thiruvazh Marban S, AVP, ERS MedTech at HCLTech, discusses how multidisciplinary engineering innovation is redefining cardiac care. The conversation explores the development of a next-generation Myocardial Protection System — a device designed to protect the heart when circulation is temporarily stopped during surgery, delivering precisely controlled cardioplegia to reduce ischemic injury and support better clinical outcomes.

Marban explains how HCLTech’s MedTech engineering teams brought together expertise in fluid dynamics, embedded systems, real-time control software and materials science to meet the stringent safety, performance and regulatory standards required for life-critical medical equipment. He reflects on the complexity of designing a system that must operate flawlessly in high-pressure surgical environments and the importance of rigorous validation, risk mitigation and human-centered design in ensuring reliability.

The discussion also underscores the broader significance of this advanced engineering; enabling surgeons to operate with greater confidence, while demonstrating how advanced engineering capabilities in India are contributing to globally relevant MedTech solutions.

What makes this case distinctive:

• End-to-end engineered in India: architected, designed and tested with enhanced usability and improved cardioplegia administration
• A highly complex electromechanical system integrating fluidics, material sciences, electrical / electronics, embedded software and control systems
• Built to meet hard real-time performance demands alongside stringent, multi-layered safety requirements

Why this matters:

• Addresses a key challenge in cardiac surgery with precise, automated drug delivery for still-heart procedures
• Represents one of the first and fastest innovations of its kind in India’s medical device ecosystem
• Demonstrates how India is driving deep-tech innovation in the regulated, life-critical MedTech domain

Listen to the podcast: Guarding every heartbeat with the Next-Generation Myocardial Protection System | nasscom

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