Band-Aid Heart Monitor Makes Easy Work Of ECGs While Collaborations Advance Communications

摘要

Oslo, Norway: To support low-cost, continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) heart monitoring, a clinical-grade wireless cardiac monitor is now commercially available from British medical-services specialist Isansys Lifecare. The HRV011 is similar to a bandage strip that adheres to the patient (see figure). It promises to analyze the ECGsignal of every heartbeat with four to fivetimes more detail than that provided by a wired ECG monitor. From this data, an algorithm running in an integral ARM Cortex-based micro-controller can calculate key cardiac parameters.