CardioReach

Submitter: Laura Barnes

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Description

Title

CardioReach

Issue Date

2011

Keyword(s)

• Sustainable design
• Consumer electronics -- Reuse

Abstract

This project involved an electrocardiograph (ECG) device composed of components found in e-waste. From the project description: “Our plan is to acquire smart phones through donation programs and re-purpose them to become the CardioReach. The costs of developing our device will be minimal and significantly less than alternative ECG devices in developing countries. CardioReach will utilize the cellphone hardware for processing and transmission, while using some additional components for signal input and isolation. The software will include an open-source code and the ECG leads and tabs can be obtained from a separate source. The price of the CardioReach will be adjusted so that it can cover business expenses and be less than competitive products such as the GE Mac 400, which costs $1400 as ‘used’ and is popular in Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The CardioReach technology is currently in early stage development, and a functional prototype is expected to be made by August 2011.” This team was comprised of a group of biomedical engineering students from the Georgia Institute of Technology. This design won first prize in the reuse category.

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

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Reuse Category

Type of Resource

image

Language

en

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