TrueHB Meter

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There are various medical instruments available in the market to check the level of the hemoglobin. But the CBC counter is the gold standard for haemogram tests in labs. It could cost Rs 2-10 lakh, is at least twice the size of a personal computer and needs regular power supply.

 

Get introduced to this guy Amber Shrivastava. Amber Shrivastava is not a scientist; or rather should we call him an upcoming scientist. He is a post graduate student of biomedical science and studied in the (Indian institute of technology) IIT Delhi. He has developed a mobile phone-size hemoglobin meter dubbed the TrueHb Hemometer - the first case of an innovation from the institute's biomedical engineering department actually getting "productized". The device, which has been validated by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for its efficacy, is expected to help identify and tackle anemia effectively. India with very high prevalence of anemia also sees a large number of maternal deaths from the condition.

While the price of the TrueHb meter has not been fixed as of now, it is expected to be cheaper than most other similar devices in the market, which cost well over Rs 25,000.

Paper-based color cards that use a color scale to provide a rough estimate of hemoglobin values are also used. Such cards give a range and not an exact value of the hemoglobin level.

TrueHb, on the other hand, works like a conventional glucometer and works with just a tiny drop of blood from a pinprick on the disposable strip. It not only reads the accurate level within 45 seconds, but also stores up to 1,000 such readings. It can be charged like a mobile phone and allows up to 300 tests per charge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0esCELaFQ

His LinkedIn profile is here.. https://in.linkedin.com/in/ambar-srivastava-79b6147

And you can know more and get it here http://truehb.com/

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