Portable ECG Collection System Carmen Hayes Joe Konwinski James Cook Mentor: Dr. Mingui Sun March 1st 2005

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Portable ECG Collection System Carmen Hayes Joe
KonwinskiJames CookMentor Dr. Mingui SunMarch
1st 2005
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Outline

• Introduction
• My Focus
• Specific Aims
• What is left?

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Introduction

• Develop a small device that can
• Cleanly amplify the electric activity of the
  heart
• Save the amplified signal onto flash memory
• Produce a program that can
• Analyze the ECG data and give heart-risk feedback
  to the user
• Be Sold Over-the-Counter
• Be User Friendly and Safe

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Introduction

• Purpose is
• To assess heart risk of seemingly HEALTHY, middle
  to upper aged individuals
• To give a cheaper/ less demanding alternative for
  healthy patients
• Purpose is NOT
• To replace a health professional in assessing
  heart risk of ILL or HEAVY RISK individuals

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My Focus

• Electrode placement
• Materials
• Business plan
• Administrative details
• Testing

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Specific Aim I

• Medical Contact
• Electrode placement
• Male vs female
• attachment
• Realistic criteria

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Specific Aim II

• Material Selection
• Flexible
• Reusable
• Easy to clean
• Aesthetic Appeal

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What is Left?

• Flash memory
• Computer program to detect peak-peak times in
  signals
• Testing
• Build display model

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Questions?