HiTech Body Box Machine with Ultrasonic sensor technology installed at Ruby Hall Clinic

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Pune 2  August 2019: An ultra modern  Body Box machine to carry out Pulmonary Function Test was today installed at Ruby Hall Clinic in presence of Dr. Purvez Grant Grant, Chief Cardiologist and Managing Trustee, Ruby Hall Clinic, Bomi Bhote, CEO, Ruby Hall Clinic, , Dr. Kishor Pujari, COO, Ruby Hall Clinic, Dr. Sanjay Pathare, Medical Director, Ruby Hall Clinic, Dr. Amir Khoja, Consultant Pulmonologist, Ruby Hall Clinic, and Dr. Mahavir Modi, Consultant Pulmonologist, Ruby Hall Clinic.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Amir Khoja, Consultant Pulmonologist, Ruby Hall Clinic said the Body box machine which is installed here to carry out the Pulmonary Function Test, is a first kind of machine in India which has Ultrasonic sensor for highly accurate results. It has flexible 3D arm which can swing outside for subjects which cannot enter the cabin. It can detect different types of lung volume, age of the lung, residual capacity. It can also detect early diagnosis of occupational lung disease or if the lung is normal or abnormal. The Body Box helps to differentiate diagnosis of a particular disease and gives us information about how well patient’s lungs are functioning and helps guide us plan the treatment, he added.

Dr. Mahavir Modi, Consultant Pulmonologist, Ruby Hall Clinic said that basic advantage of Body Box Machine with ultrasonic sensor can also detect smaller abnormalities in lung functioning which otherwise would appear normal with other lung function test.   The machine also helps to detect blockage of the airways, deficiency in the expansion of the lungs, severity of the disease, diffusion capacity of the lungs. The measurement testing capabilities of the machine include enhanced spirometry, absolute static lung volumes and airways resistance.