Experts from Sechenov University have developed an ECG patch for continuous heart monitoring. The device will be available in the fall of 2024, according to calculations, its cost will be about 3 thousand rubles. Experts from the First Medical University named after socialbites.ca told socialbites.ca this. Sechenov III. At the Young Scientists Congress.
“Currently the device is in the testing phase on the basis of cardiology departments of clinical hospitals of Sechenov University. The results are good, then we plan to obtain a registration certificate and put the device into mass production. The first batch will be ready in autumn 2024. The cost of the device was calculated at the beginning of the year, it will be about 3 thousand rubles, young researcher Andrey Galyastov at the Center for Flexible Bioelectronic Design of the Institute of Bionic Technologies and Engineering told socialbites.ca.
The device is a patch that can be applied to the patient’s chest at home. It will collect data about the condition of the heart and will not be released for a long period of time, up to two weeks.
“Current analogues are not that convenient. Since their bottoms have a hard structure, they interfere with normal life and are constantly dismantled, so they need to be replaced frequently. Ours are soft, do not restrict movement and are water resistant. It also uses telemedicine systems, meaning the doctor can monitor the patient’s condition live remotely,” Galyastov explained.
According to him, such systems are important in diagnosing diseases that cannot be detected with a standard ECG because they occur so rarely: once a week or once a month.
“These are syncope, which is when a person faints for no apparent reason. It is very difficult to detect such situations in a hospital where the patient is subjected to daily ECG monitoring. It is also important to add that if an attack occurs, the patch may cause emergency assistance depending on the privacy settings. “In other words, information about fainting can be transmitted either to relatives or directly to the emergency room,” he concluded.
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