Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram and National Aerospace Laboratories of CSIR (CSIR-NAL) have developed an indigenous flow diverter stent.
It is the first one to be manufactured in India.
It is easily affordable than the imported ones.
It is used for diverting blood flow away from localized ballooning of arteries in the brain.
It is a device that promotes better healing of the hole in the heart.