Oklahoma Doctor Turns iPhone into Mobile ECG
An Oklahoma City doctor says he has developed a revolutionary device that would allow patients to test their hearts in the palm of their hands.
OKLAHOMA CITY --
An Oklahoma City doctor said he has developed a revolutionary device that would allow patients to test their hearts in the palm of their hands.
"Whether you're in a rural village in China, or where you're here in the United States or in Gotebo, Okla., the cell phone infrastructure exists, so we can take advantage of the power of the iPhone," said. Dr. David Albert.
Albert said a device small enough to fit in the pockets can be snapped into an iPhone, turning it into a working mobile electrocardiogram perfect for emergency medical technicians.
"Using these two silver electrodes on the back allows us to monitor someone else's or your own electrocardiogram," Albert said. "They could assess very quickly, the status of that victim's heart using that device."
Albert said even heart patients can use it in their own homes.
"A patient can transmit their own electric cardiogram to a health care provider, to a physician, to a critical care nurse," Albert said.
Albert said the iPhone ECG's reveal on YouTube last week raked in more than 100,000 views, hundreds of e-mails and at least 50 articles written about the medical breakthrough.
The doctor said he hopes to have iPhone ECG, priced at less than $100, on the market by April. The application will unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this weekend.
"Obviously, we have a great opportunity to add value to all many, many people all over the world," Albert said.
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