No needle, no vial: India’s first AI-based blood test launched in Hyderabad
Neelofar Hospital in Hyderabad has launched an AI-managed equipment that performs blood tests without needles in less than a minute. This is the first such technology of the country.
Being seen as a possible game-chainer for public health, the Nilofer Hospital in Hyderabad has become the first to adopt an artificial intelligence-based clinical equipment in India that conducts non-invasive blood tests in less than a minute, without needle, vials or laboratory delays.
Health-tech startups developed by Quick Vitals, tools, called Amruth Swasath India, is an app that uses advanced face-scanning techniques to give results of blood tests in 20 to 60 seconds without the need for a drop of blood.
It was recently unveiled at the Red Hills campus of the hospital in Lakdikapul.
A success in diagnosis
Unlike traditional blood tests, Amruth Swasath uses India photoplethysmography (PPG), a technique that detects changes in light absorption through the skin to assess important health parameters: eg: eg:
- Blood pressure
- Oxygen saturation (SPO2)
- heart rate
- Respiratory rate
- Cardioed variableness (HRV)
- hemoglobin a1c
- stress levels
- Pulse respiratory rope
- Sympathy and parasimpethetic nervous system activity
This non-invasive method allows healthcare workers to assess quick health using just a smartphone or tablet camera.
The system supports continuous monitoring for patients using wearable contact-based PPG sensors.
Here is how the tool works:
‘As a selfie as former’
Describing the technique, the founder of Quick Witts Harish Bisam said, with the app, health monitoring has become simple as taking a selfie.
“Our mobile face scanning system provides access to the health data required in less than a minute. We believe it will find existing intervals in the use of healthcare, especially in undested communities,” Bisam said.
This ease of access, experts say, can be important in large-scale health check-ups, especially in rural and semi-urban areas where access to laboratories is limited.
Pay attention to women and children
The AI tool is being seen as a major boost for maternal and child health programs.
Superintendent of Nilofer Hospital, Dr. Ravi Kumar said that the initiative will help bring “timely diagnosis for the weakest population”.
He said, “Amruth Swath India is safe, fast and beneficial for children and pregnant women.”
Member of National Medical Commission, Dr. Santosh Crolet stated that due to technology, diseases such as anemia and other silent conditions, which are often set in women and children, can be rapidly diagnosed with more people investigating more people.
“This will ensure that no one is left behind in our health interventions,” Dr. Craralt said.
Security, scale, and next stages
Quick Vitals claim that data privacy and security are at the core of its design. The tool allows many users to register and also ensure that patient data is shared only with authorized healthcare providers.
The system complies with Indian regulatory criteria around medical data handling.
Niloufer launched at the hospital marks the first institutional rollout of this technique.
However, it will not be final. Speaking at the launch event, Bisam announced that Maharashtra would be the next state to adopt technology for access to AI-based diagnosis across India.
At a time when diagnostic backlogs and lab access still face major challenges, such equipment can help detect, reduce the requirement of aggressive testing, and can democratizing access to quality health insight.
