Sahasak Nimavum 2020
A team lead by Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe, Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura won the gold and silver medals at the open category, medicine and pharmacy technical field at the සහසක් නිමැවුම් 2020 all-island innovation national level competition organized by The Sri Lanka Inventors Commission. (http://slic.gov.lk/sn20winners/)
The gold medal was on by the innovation titled "Sample collection chamber for COVID 19 patients which can be operated by a single person". The other members of the team are Osanda Somaratna, Didula Hapuarachige, and Kaveen Samarasinghe from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Shashika Liyanwalage, and Viraj Niroshan from Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
The Silver medal was won by another exhibit named Semi-automated, mobile chest physiotherapy & prolong cardiopulmonary resuscitation machine which can be operated by a single person from a mobile application - OSShCa KVD 20. The other members of the team were Dr. Madura Jayewardena, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Senior Lecturer at Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Osanda Somaratna, Didula Hapuarachige, and Kaveen Samarasinghe from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Shashika Liyanwalage and Viraj Niroshan from Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Chamara Mathangaweera, Physiotherapist, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
The team is very grateful to Dr. Madura Jayewardena, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Senior Lecturer at Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Piyanjali de Zoysa, Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and all the doctors of 16th batch of Faculty of Medical Sciences, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura who gave their financial contribution during COVIOD 19 lockdown period.
