Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Manila, Philippines, March 7-9, 2023

Impact of pandemic on Indian Medical Device Industry

Sourav Somesh
Amrita School of Business, Bangalore
sourav.somesh@gmail.com

Maria Sabastin Sagayam

Amrita School of Business, Bangalore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
s_mariasabastin@blr.amrita.edu

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the manufacturing and supply chains of medical devices all over the
world, as well as an unprecedented demand for some medical devices. Governments and health officials are
currently monitoring the supply chain for medical products, and they are working with manufacturers and other
stakeholders to evaluate the potential for disruptions and minimize the negative effects that these disruptions could
have on patients, health care providers, and the general public's health. The pandemic has an effect on the
manufacturers of medical devices. Medical device manufacturers collect clinical trial data from hospitals like
pharmaceutical companies. The majority of medical devices are required to go through pre and post market clinical
trials before being allowed on the market. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies that manufacture
medical devices are having a difficult time deciding what to do with their products, supply chains, and regulatory
obligations. Medical device professionals must request a pause during panic. No matter how bad it already is or how
bad it will get, careless action will make it worse. The adrenaline in our system is telling us to produce quickly, but
the priority at this point should be quality. The hospitals are collaborating with manufacturers of ventilators,
ventilator accessories, and other respiratory devices to gain a better understanding of the problems affecting the
COVID-19 supply chain and to forestall widespread shortages. During this global pandemic, the regulatory
environment for medical devices is quickly adapting to meet the challenge of supplying front-line healthcare
providers with sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) and equipment necessary to save lives. The
manufacturers of medical devices need to step up to this challenge and seize these opportunities in order to bring
their products to market more quickly and assist us in getting through COVID-19 in a secure manner. This
worldwide crisis has a significant impact on ventilation systems. As the world works to combat the pandemic, there
is a severe shortage of thousands of ventilators. This study helps us to understand the factors impacting medical
device industry during pandemic in India.

Keywords
Covid – 19 , Medical Device , India , Healthcare , Government

Biographies

Sourav Somesh is currently pursuing his MBA-MS in Business Analytics Dual Degree Programme with Amrita
School of Business, Bangalore and University at Buffalo, USA. He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Business
Administration from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam.

Maria Sabastin Sagayam. currently serves as Assistant Professor at the School of Business, Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru Campus. Complted B.Tech (Computer Science), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, EMBA-
MS (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Collaboration with University at Buffalo, New York), currently pursuing
Ph.D. at Amrita School of Business.With the passion for teaching and research Maria Sabastin S. started his career

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Manila, Philippines, March 7-9, 2023

with Department of Management, Bangalore campus, and now he is also pursuing his Ph.D. in the area of Health
Care Analytics and Management. His key area of interest is to explore what are the determinants to manage
Information Technology in Health Care to increase their efficiency and improve their performance. He has presented
papers on Health Care Management in National and International Conferences. He has taught various courses such
as Management Information Systems, IT Fundamentals for Business Analytics, RDBMS and PYTHON
programming language.

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