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I'm not sure I see the value in this... It's a highly portable version of a very specialized diagnostic tool. If you're using the 12-lead by itself, you don't
by JshWright 13y ago
I'm not sure I see the value in this...
It's a highly portable version of a very specialized diagnostic tool.
If you're using the 12-lead by itself, you don't care about portability (as you're in a doctor's office or hospital). A 12-lead on a wheeled cart is just fine.
If you're using the 12-lead in a situation where portability matters (i.e. the back of an ambulance), then you need a lot more than just a 12-lead. You need something like a Lifepack 15, which combines an ECG with all sorts of other monitoring equipment (auto blood pressure cuff, pulseox, capnography, defibrillation capabilities, etc). An LP15 is not cheap (a mid-level version costs _5_ times as much as the last used car I bought), but it does what it does very well, and packs a lot into a small package.
Of all the factors considered by people who purchase things like 12-lead ECGs, price is often well down on that list.
All that being said... Would I buy one for $110? In a heartbeat.
- derefr 13y agoI don't know if the point of this is quite medical. The words "recreational electrocardiograph usage" don't make sense right now -- but they might, given a $110 one you can throw into a junk drawer when you're not using it.
- girvo 13y agoThere was an interesting post on Reddit, about a user who used a Raspberry Pi, a heart monitor, and vibrators to create a sex toy that reacted to his wife's arousal. Whether or not it was true, it's an interesting idea. An ECG is a step beyond that, but I can see it being super cool to play with, and who knows what sort of ideas you could come up with! I know at this price, I'll definitely get one.
- j_s 13y agoAn Arduino project: http://scanlime.org/2012/11/hacking-my-vagina/ http://scanlime.org/2012/11/hacking-my-vagina/
- eYsYs 13y agoEven more so, the point I liked is about introducing the concept of open sourcing to medical equipment manufacture. >Fed up with the unreasonably high price, cumbersome design, and dishonest distribution practices of clinical ECG machines, I decided to create mobilECG, a clinical ECG that is different. Maybe one day we'll see some more open sourced sophisticated equipment, which are not only portable, but also reasonably priced and better designed.
- bayesianhorse 13y agoVeterinary applications come to mind, because both the portability and the price point are a big issue, and the standard in most situations I've seen is either no ECG or at most 3 leads.
- citrin_ru 13y agoPortability need for 24hour monitoring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holter_monitor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holter_monitor