The device can read dozens of diagnostic test strips with a 99.12 per cent correlation when compared to lab grade scanners
Dr Satish Dubey, Professor, IIT Delhi, recently uncovered a portable diagnostic device that can read dozens of diagnostic test strips with a 99.12 per cent correlation when compared to lab grade scanners.
The tested diagnostic device developed by Bengaluru-based medical diagnostic firm, Inito has achieved the performance of a Rs 3 lakh costing bulky lab reader in a Rs 3000 device that is small and portable. This discovery opens up realms of opportunities in the space of medical diagnostics as it allows access to medical diagnostic labs right in people’s home. Smartphone ownership in India is growing rapidly and now anyone with a smartphone can monitor their body using a few simple steps.
The device uses a patent-pending imaging technology called ‘flat lens’ that allows a single portable device paired with a smartphone to conduct dozens of diagnostic tests with the same device. The invention of a ubiquitous platform that enables testing of a variety of tests at low costs, in the comfort of home is path-breaking.
The first test that Inito has launched is a fertility monitor targeted at couples trying to have a baby. Tests for diabetes, thyroid and Vitamin D tests will soon be added to the device. Addition of more tests takes just an App update and ordering the strips for the user. Third party strips can also be added to the Inito platform by just an App upgrade.
For measuring the performance of the Inito device, measurements using strips of estrogen and lutenizing hormone were taken and measured in both lab grade readers and the Inito Device. The researchers then found that there is a 99.12 per cent correlation between the Inito Device and the Qiagen ESE Quant lab reader. Additionally, the company had validated the device using 360 urine samples collected from 50 women from Bengaluru in urban and sub-urban areas across three months.
Dr Dubey said, “It was observed that the measurements from the Inito device have a high correlation with that of the Qiagen reader irrespective of the mobile phone used. This makes the Inito Device a reliable tool for portable diagnostics.”
Varun AV, co-founder of Inito said “Reliability is one of the most important attributes of a medical device. Achieving the performance of strip readers that is 100 times more expensive and 10x bulkier in a small and portable form factor like Inito is a proof of the cutting edge technology that Inito has built.”
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