Business IdeasGE Healthcare launches low-cost portable ECG
Taking its “In India, for India” initiative further, GE Healthcare today launched MACi, a low-cost portable ECG device.
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Aimed at bringing down healthcare costs in rural India, the new hand-held device comes with a one-touch operation. It is capable of completing 250 ECGs for every 3-hour battery charge, and is particularly suited for rural India where healthcare is delivered through primary health clinics, said V Raja, President & CEO GE Healthcare South Asia.
GE Healthcare is already selling MAC-400 in India, a portable 3-channel ECG device. While MAC-400 costs about Rs 50,000, the newly launched MACi is a single channel ECG device priced at Rs 25,000.
This stripped-down version of the MAC series is part of GE Healthcare’s Rs 28,000-crore “Healthy Imagination, Global Initiative” project. MACi is developed in GE Healthcare"s R&D Centre in Bangalore and is being manufactured by the joint venture company Wipro GE Healthcare.
As part of its strategy to expand its current IT India business, GE Healthcare today also unveiled its initiatives.
“The initiatives will help by offering strong healthcare connectivity and resources to India, which has lagged behind in this key area of healthcare delivery,” Vishal Wanchoo, president and CEO of GE Healthcare IT, said.