Shalya: Driven By Innovation To Cater To Every Requirement Of Modern Operating Room

Medical devices market in India was valued at $12 billion in 2021 and is likely to expand at a CAGR of 13.5 percent from 2022 to 2025. Growing health awareness coupled with technological advancements, increased life expectancy and rising adoption of preventive healthcare measures are driving the market growth for medical devices. Moreover, several governmental initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and incentive schemes are strengthening the manufacturing ecosystem for medical equipments. However, since the segment is still unorganized and import-intensive, the government is focusing on imposing a stringent regulatory regime for product testing and quality control.

Hence, it is imperative for the indigenous medical device manufacturing companies to build a robust infrastructure that leverages technology and innovation to come up with global standard products that are competent in revolutionizing the dynamics of medical facilities. This is where Xcellance Medical Technologies known by the brand name 'Shalya' emerged as a completely home-grown establishment to house comprehensive and innovative OR (Operating Room) solutions under one roof that fits all the high-end requirements of a modern operating room.

Since its inception in 2002, Shalya is driven by the motto of contributing to healthcare by addressing the unmet needs and challenges of a modern operating room and is motivated to develop and manufacture advanced medical devices that vouch for surgical precision and safety. Shalya pioneered several ground-breaking innovations in the field of electrosurgery and laparoscopy thereby emerging as India’s first medical equipment manufacturing company to acquire CE certification in electrosurgery. With an extensive product portfolio comprising over 50 distinct product lines, they serve diverse and advanced surgical requirements. Today, with its zeal to constantly innovate, and serve mankind, Shalya exports its products to more than 70 countries across the globe.

Array of Products
A vast experience, over two decades in the medical device industry and a team of efficient engineers backed by strong R&D support empower Shalya to cater to all the requirements of modern operating room. They offer comprehensive equipment solutions for laparoscopy, electrosurgery, Operating Room lights, pendant, tables, and OR integration system. The laparoscopy division offers a CO2 insufflator, suction-irrigation pump, and LED light source. Shalya’s ilux series include shadowless surgical illumination system with industry’s highest Colour Rendering Index of more than 97 and R9 more than 98 with electronic focusing that allows increased area of focus without having to compromise with central intensity. Their surgical pendants ensure high level of safety with separate system for electricity and gas chamber.

Shalya is also India’s 1st company that offers CO2 insufflator with unique automatic smoke evacuation feature that eliminates any obstruction created by smokes during surgery. Their proprietary products such as OR lights and pendants can be customized to fit different spatial settings, and their quick turnaround time to ensure timely delivery of their customized offerings makes them stand apart in the industry. Shalya redefined the means of electrosurgery by introducing touch screen electrosurgical units in India along with RFaST and tissue sense technology. Shalya’s OR integration system is used as a part of digital OR environment through which surgery can be recorded or transmitted to build interaction between the central control station and the surgeon operating at a remote location.

The manufacturing facility at Shalya has been built upon an area of 5000 sqm with a workforce strength of 300 employees. The company has a strong global presence with a user base spread across Europe, USA, Africa, and Central and East Asia.

We are representing India in international forums to display our capability as a high-tech medical device manufacturing country
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Pradeep Narkhede, Director at Shalya states, “Being at Shalya always means that the product we bring has a unique feature that is demanded by the market. We infuse innovation into it and upgrade its efficiency. We are representing India in international forums to display our capability as a high-tech medical device manufacturing country. With our constant efforts to serve the industry with the best quality products and our mission of 'Being present in every OR', we are transforming the import-intensive Indian market into an eminent global player of medical device manufacturing.

Forthcoming Ventures
Being an organization that has its foundation in the idea of modernizing the existing mechanisms of med-tech through Innovation, Shalya is now looking forward to expanding its manufacturing base worldwide. Hence, they are gearing up to start manufacturing bases in South America within two years. “We are expanding our portfolio to complete our endoscopy basket and, also working on modern solutions where we already have 15 global patents including US, Europe, China and India patents which will bring a technological shift in the domain of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Shalya which was a well-known brand for electrosurgery, has transcended into a complete OR solution provider including disposable electrosurgical devices”, Narkhede concludes.