Indian team close to developing a 'tricorder' to monitor and diagnose health conditions

 27-Mar-15, The Hindu Business Line

Telemedicine, that provides clinical healthcare at a distance and is restricted to video conferencing between patients and doctors, could soon be a thing of the past. An Indian team is close to developing an electrical device that can diagnose 15 different medical conditions and can monitor vital signs for around 72 hours.

Image: American Megatrends Inc.

Chennai-based American Megatrends India is developing a medical hand-held scanner that is worthy to be included in the television show Star Trek. The popular science fictional series had a tricorder, a multi-functional device used for sensor scanning, data analysis, and recording data.

Team Danvantri, the corporate team from American Megatrends India, is in the penultimate stage of testing its version of the tricorder, a portable, wireless device that can be held in the palm of one’s hand, and one that monitors and diagnoses health conditions.

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