Six-Lead, Consumer-Facing ECG Device Close to Release to Market

I have previously blogged aboutAliveCor's three-lead ECG device in particular and cardiology in general as examples of cardiology being a"collision point" between consumer IT and the healthcare system (see:Three New Studies Confirm Clinical Utility of AliveCor ’s KardiaMobile Device and AI Algorithms;Cardiology as a"Collision Point" between Consumer IT and the Healthcare System). The company is now testing a a six-lead ECG instrument (see:AliveCor previews next product: A 6-lead smartphone ECG). Here is an excerpt from this article:AliveCor, which has offered an smartphone-connected ECG since 2012 and a wristworn version since 2016, revealed...the company ’s next direction: a six-lead ECG compatible with a smartphone.....The device is not yet cleared by the FDA...[and] codenamed Project Triangle, looks similar to AliveCor ’s existing Kardia Mobile device....But in addition to the two electrodes on the front of the device, there’s an additional one on the back.The user places on thumb on each of the top electrodes and places the bottom electrode on their left knee. This formation — known in cardiology as an Einthoven Triangle after Willem Einthoven, the inventor of the electrocardiograph — allows cardiologists to view electronic activity in the heart from six angles, or leads. With these, the device can potentially catch the warning signs of an upcoming heart attack.....Both AliveCor ’s existing products...are single-lead ECGs, as ar...
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