Dr. Rashid Mazhar Siddiqui
The Industrial revolution was in actual fact an 'innovation revolution'
The Industrial revolution was in actual fact an 'innovation revolution'
Societies can only progress from limited, natural-resource-based economies to the un-limited knowledge-based economies, once they have achieved a critical mass of innovators and entrepreneurs and a suitable environment to nourish these activities.
To help create knowledge based economies through promoting a culture of innovations and hence breaking the cycle of poverty, ignorance, disease, intolerance and all that sustains it.
Methods:
Technology falls into three broad categories:
Technology of living: from cars to clothes, Cameras to computers etc.
Technology of life: Medical technology.
Technology of death: Military technology.
(And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely – (Al-Quran 5:32).
A smart ventilatory divider which can safely provide ventilation to two patients or two lungs of one patient (with a novel blind double-lumen ET tube) through one ventilator. The innovation allows individual control and supply of PEEP, Flow, Pressure, FiO2 and rate to its individual recipient by a modular modification to the ventilatory circuit divider.
Winner of the AHS innovations award, June 2020.
Proof of concept Prototype completed. Pre-mass production prototype near completion.
Patent applied for.
Winner of MRC-HMC research award.
First-of-its-kind in-vitro platform to test hundreds of possible combinations of chest compression methods, sequences, timings, rate, force and direction of force with an objective monitoring of “cardiac” output.
The system is operated by novel mathematical formulae which allow the simulator to be programmed for ALL possible combinations of existing & foreseeable, novel mechanical interventions.
Found a novel combination and method producing >60% higher cardiac output than all the existing methods.
Presented to the European resuscitation Council meeting on 16-17 July 2022 I Belgium. Most viewed presentation.
Mazhar, Rashid, et al. "P063 A mechatronic bio-mimicking simulator to study various combinations of mechanical compressions during CPR." Resuscitation 175 (2022): S56-S57.
Patent applied for.
A point-of-care, Artificial-intelligence-enhanced, hyperbaric Oxygen delivery system for Hypoxic patients, particularly infective patients as with COVID-19 respiratory failure. This would provide another option, before endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, for treating patients with hypoxia.
Ergonomic & safe solution: enables easy patient access and ensures ongoing caregiver interaction by design, including the ability to quickly decompress the system in an emergency. It includes a smart interface that ensures personalized care by providing continuous data about patient respiratory status through a controller that leverages deep learning algorithms fine-tuned to the patient’s health status.
Winner of AHS innovation award.
Functional prototype completed. Awaiting animal studies.
Paten applied for: Application number 63196442. Filed on 6th march 2021, by Qatar foundation to USPTO.
First mechanical surgical device developed in Qatar. A simple mechanical solution for Delayed Sternal closure in Cardiac surgery. The device is already in regular clinical use at HMC paediatric and adult cardiac surgery.
RELATED PRESENTATIONS:A real-time, precise electronic device for monitoring post-operative blood and air leak, with local and distant data display. Successfully tested in clinical setting.
A novel emergency ECG monitoring system which is highly portable (Size of a match-box, weighing 100 gm) and displays the rhythm on any smart phone.
The system input comes from electrodes placed on either palms or the back of two hands or wrists. It frees from the need of a specific monitor screen and training for electrode placement. Ideal for Military and out-of-hospital use.
The sensor box can also “communicate” with any conventional monitor to display its rhythm.
Prototype fabricated and human tested.
A novel, real time, non-invasive monitor for the out-put generated by chest compressions during CPR. Present CPR quality monitoring devices are only concerned with in-put feedback (rate and depth of chest compression). Arterial lines and End Tidal CO2 is only applicable in intensive care and intubated patients, respectively.
RM monitor is the first of its type which communicates with the resuscitator, in real-time, regarding the adequacy of chest compressions.
First prototype validated, through HMC Medical research council, on human subjects.
Second prototype in the process of fabrication.
Further details withheld for IP concerns.
A system for defibrillating through the Oro-pharyngeal path. Winner of 0.5 Million QR innovation competition award.
Functional prototype ready. Awaiting animal studies.
Two patents generated from the work so far.
Patent no. 10-2042450 South Korean Patent office, granted on 4.11.2019
International patent: WO 2019/108078 A1 filed 30.11.2017
Winner of 100,000 US$ innovation competition award.
Artificial-intelligence based method for point-of-care, rapid diagnosis of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Prospective clinical study proceedings underway.
Patent applied for.
A system for decreasing the incidence of Aortic rupture & other deceleration-induced injuries during car crash. In case of high speed traffic accidents, the system decreases, by 80%, the deceleration forces on the Aorta. Testing platform completed and validated. A novel computer simulation – based upon MRI anatomical as well as physiological data.
A bridge between Manual Video-assisted and Robotic surgery, delivering all the optical and mechanical advantages of Robotic surgery system’s at a fraction of the cost of the operating Robotic system with additional sensory and logistic advantages.
Work in progress on the proof-of-concept model.
Further details withheld for IP concerns.
Winner of Qatar Foundation innovation coupon award 2021. An ergonomic set of Tracheal dilators while maintaining the ventilation.
Prototype under fabrication.
Patent applied for.
A totally video-assisted method and device for fixing fractured ribs. Avoidance of external, open approach. Proof-of-concept prototype fabricated.
Patent applied for.
A modified direct Laryngoscope which incorporates 5 modifications to the existing designs.
Proof of concept model being fabricated.
Further details withheld for IP concerns.
A standardised, step-by-step, function-based, minimally-invasive method for treating late-stage Empyema thoracis. The method is easily reproducible and trainable.
Mazhar R, Ashraf S. Functional decortication – an objective, minimal-access approach for late-stage empyema. 23rd annual meeting of ASCVTS Hong Kong 11-14 May, 2015.
| Project Title | Dates | Grant | Funding Agency | Present Status | Project outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro-Tracheal Defibrillator – a novel device to improve the outcome of CPR. | 2014 | 0.5 Million QR 2014 | Academic Health System (AHS) Innovation award. | completed | Patent in national phase. Prototype fabrication in progress |
| Objective monitoring of the efficacy of resuscitation, by using a novel resuscitation monitoring device (RM Monitor) | 2015 | 0.5 Million QAR 2014 | Academic Health System Innovation award. | completed | Prototype fabrication in progress. |
| “Robotic Assistants in Operating Rooms in Qatar “Theory, Development and Integration”. Project 449-2-181, in collaboration with Purdue University, USA | 11/20/2013-11/20/2015 | US $1 Million. | QNRF, NPRP funded | Completed | Successful |
| A novel device for fast track diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in Emergency Department. | May 2017. | 365,000 QAR | Academic Health System Innovation award. | In progress | Ongoing – Prototype fabrication. |
| Development of a Wireless Smart Bio-mimetic Metal oxide/ceramic Composite Biomedical Implant for Bone Revision Surgery Retardation. | June 2019-June2022 | US$ 594,108 | QNRF, NPRP 11S-0102-180178 | In progress | Ongoing |
| Personalized Monitoring and Advance Warning System for Cardiac Arrhythmias. | June 2019-June2021 | US$ 393,446 | QNRF, NPRP 11S-0108-180228 | In progress | Ongoing |
| Mechatronic research simulator for CPR (a pilot project) MRC-01-19-428 | Nov. 2019 | 91416 QAR | Medical Research centre, HMC. | In progress | Ongoing – Prototype fabrication. |
| “Dynamic Ventilatory circuit divider” | June 9th, 2020 | 200,000 QAR | Academic Health System Innovation award. | In progress | Ongoing – Prototype fabrication. |
| “Portable Hyperbaric Oxygen (PHBO) hood for COVID-19 patients” | July 22, 2020 | 300,000 QAR | Academic Health System Innovation award. | In progress | Ongoing – Prototype fabrication. |
| Tracheal Dilator Kit | Feb. 2022 | 100,000 QAR | Qatar Foundation Research, Development and Innovation (QFRDI) | In progress | Ongoing - Prototype fabrication. |
Senior Consultant, Thoracic surgery, Hamd Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
(Hon.) Professor Thoracic Surgery, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan.
A/P. Clinical Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College Qatar.
A/P. Clinical Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Qatar Medical College, Qatar University.
Director, Advanced Life Support courses, Hamad International Training Centre, European Resuscitation Council, Qatar Chapter. Member Industrial Advisory board, Department of Electronic Engineering, Qatar University.
Rhaq@hamad.qa, rashmazhar@hotmail.com, +974-55546920