New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- India plans to ban the promotion and marketing of medical devices and companies during educational live surgeries as part of a broader effort to make regulations for such procedures clearer and more practical, National Medical Commission chairman Dr Abhijat Sheth said in an interview.

According to the current guidelines for livestreaming surgeries, which were framed following a Supreme Court directive, live broadcasts should not be used to promote the operating surgeon, hospital or product brand. Surgeons should not have a financial or commercial interest in the equipment or devices used during the surgery/procedures.

However, some guidelines have created confusion among medical professionals because of certain amb...