Trivitron Healthcare, the largest medical technology provider of Indian origin, has formed alliance with Brandon Medical, UK to manufacture advanced technology Operation Theatre Lights. Through this tie-up, Brandon Medical will manufacture shadow-less lights used for operation theatres by setting up its manufacturing facility at Trivitron's Medical Technology Park in Chennai, India.

Located in Leeds, England, Brandon Medical UK is one of the leading manufacturers of lights for operation theatres. The company designs and manufacture its range of products which caters to the requirements of the international market. Brandon Medical product range include operating theatre lamps, mobile operating lamps, minor surgical or examination lamps, surgeons control panels and emergency power systems.

Graeme Hall, managing director of Brandon Medical said, "With India becoming the most favourite destination in the world for healthcare, matching its infrastructure and technology with those in UK, Europe and USA, we decided to expand our operations by setting up a manufacturing facility in India. We have identified Trivitron which is creating a first-of-its-kind, world class medical technology park in Chennai, India. This will be the first facility in India for the manufacturing of the most advanced lights for operation theatres and production of the same is expected to commence by the end of 2009."

Commenting on the JV, Dr GSK Velu, managing director, Trivitron, says "We are happy to be associated with Brandon Medical. Our focus in setting up a medical technology park in India is to manufacture medical equipments in the areas of critical care, cardiac care, imaging and routine laboratory diagnostics. The objective is to manufacture quality and cost-effective medical technology products suited to the needs of developing countries. As these products, once manufactured in India, would be at least 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than imported and even hospitals or institutions in rural areas of the country would be able to afford."

Brandon Medical expertises in surgical lighting design with a strong reputation for innovation and design through incorporating the innovative, award winning HD-LED technology Brandon Medical present the first surgical light system to achieve near perfect colour rendition across the full range of colours visible to the human eye. Such accurate colour rendition makes the light do the work rather than the human eye. The company is the UK technical representative for the British Standards Institute and for the International Standards Committee on surgical lighting. With over 40 years experience and a string of innovation awards, the company is committed to pushing the forefront of surgical lighting technology.

Brandon Medical manufactures a range of products of its own design. These include operating theatre lamps, mobile operating lamps, minor surgical / examination lamps, surgeons control panels and emergency power systems.

Trivitron is one of the top 10 medical technology companies in India and aims to bring in a revolution in medical technology manufacturing industry.