Oklahoma City inventor turns smart phone into heart monitor

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON
Published: January 4, 2011

Oklahoma physician and entrepreneur Dr. David Albert has invented a device that turns an iPhone into a heart monitor.

The AliveCor iPhonECG is a slim case that fits over a smart phone. Low-power electrodes on the case are pressed against the fingers or chest of a person to display electrical activity of the heart.

It can be used to detect a heart blockage or unstable heartbeat, or to monitor heart rate during exer...


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