Cipla launches Spirofy for early diagnosis for COPD
Mumbai: Pharma major, Cipla Limited, announced the launch of Spirofy, India's first pneumotach based portable, wireless Spirometer, on World COPD Day.
This advanced device ensures high result accuracy and individual patient safety using Bacterial Viral Filters. Spirofy is entirely wireless with good battery backup, making it suitable for use in outdoor camps, remote areas with power shortages, or simply providing physicians' flexibility and ease of use. The device generates reports in real-time, which can be printed using a portable wireless thermal printer instantly, or a pdf version can be shared on the phone.
"With this launch, the company intends to revolutionize Obstructive Airway Disease (OAD) diagnosis, in line with its ambition to strengthen its position as the lung leader in India", Cipla said in a release.
This a part of the Company's #LungAttack campaign that endeavors to drive awareness about COPD and encourage early diagnosis. Cipla's Spirofy is a result of 5 years of meticulous in-house research by the Integrated Product Development (IPD) team.
Cipla will undertake training of physicians in the interpretation of spirometry results. Spirometry is the gold standard for COPD diagnosis, however owing to the bulky size, complex functionality, need for regular maintenance are some reasons that impacted the widespread acceptance of conventional spirometers by medical practitioners. This resulted in underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of COPD cases in India.
Currently, COPD remains the 2nd most common cause of death in India after heart diseases, where India alone bears 32% of the global COPD burden.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Umang Vohra (MD and Global CEO, Cipla Limited) said, "Cipla has been steadfastly focused on addressing the world's growing respiratory disease burden, and with this launch, we see ourselves steadily advancing to combat chronic respiratory ailments like COPD. The Spirofy launch aims to help doctors across the country to improve lives of patients through accurate and affordable diagnosis."
