ECG Detection Device Design and Manufacture with Interactive Interface and Portable Applicability for Massive Screening of Cardiovascular Diseases

Benalcazar, Daniel P.; Erazo, Andres S

Keywords: Electrocardiograph, ECG, DSP, Microcontroller, Smartphone, Heart Rate, 3D Printing, Biomedical Instrumentation, Portable Devices, Cardiovascular Diseases.

Abstract

Physical and psychological problems, and economic costs generated by Cardiovascular Diseases are affecting an important number of people around the world, and mainly in developing countries. Access to early detection and treatment is not common because of the scarcity of specialists and equipment, especially in rural areas. In order to address this problematic, an inexpensive portable Electrocardiograph device with Smartphone connectivity is proposed in this document. Firstly, an electronic circuit will be in charge of amplifying, filtering and sampling the Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of a subject acquired by means of the use of Ag/AgCl electrodes. Then, the sampled data is transferred to an Android based system in order to be processed, displayed and analyzed on the application. Finally, the ECG time series can be printed or stored into a file which can be sent to a cardiologist. The resulting device is a less costly and easier to access gadget, which also provides a reliable signal resolution for a primary analysis of different diseases.

Más información

Título de la Revista: International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT)
Volumen: 5
Número: 2
Editorial: IJERT
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Página de inicio: 609
Página final: 615
Idioma: English
Financiamiento/Sponsor: Self Sponsored
URL: https://www.ijert.org/ecg-detection-device-design-and-manufacture-with-interactive-interface-and-portable-applicability-for-massive-screening-of-cardiovascular-diseases