Let ’s Put The Best To The Test: Our KardiaMobile6L Review

AliveCor is close to our hearts. Literally. David Albert, the co-founder of the company, started experimenting with handheld, wireless ECG devices in the late 90s. Approximately 10 years later we tried out their FDA-cleared, medical grade gadget. It was a truly inspiring moment. Needless to say, we’ve been keeping track of their journey ever since. In our eyes Kardia is the textbook example of technology shaping health care, empowering and supporting not only e-patients, but medical professionals as well. So, let’s take a look at their newest creation, the KardiaMobile6L! Why did the chicken cross the road? To play an important role in developing the electrocardiograph. It took scientists quite some time to map the electrical pathways of the heart and come up with a way to properly measure the changes in its state. So today we have fascinating stories about dogs patiently standing in buckets full of saline solution, diagnosing arrhythmias in horses, then witnessing them during open heart surgeries and, yes, chickens getting electrocuted and then brought back to life (they even laid eggs after this shocking experience). All so that we can wait for the assistant to hook us up on the machine, wait (a bit anxiously at this point) for the machine to do its thing, buzzing as it prints out the paper, and finally wait some more for the doctor to analyze the report. We can all agree there’s still room for improvement there. Source: alivecor.com Why is ECG s...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers cardiology ecg fda Healthcare heart technology Source Type: blogs