AliveCor iPhone Heart Monitor

AliveCor iPhone Heart Monitor 

AliveCor’s iPhone-compatible single-channel ECG monitor will be available in the US on January 1. The FDAhas cleared the 510(k) for the device. The AliveCor monitor is in a thin case with two electrodes that snaps onto the back of an iPhone 4 or 5. To obtain an ECG recording, the patient just holds the device while pressing fingers from each hand onto the electrodes. The device can also obtain an ECG from the patient’s chest. The AliveCor ECG iPhone app can record rhythm strips of any duration to be stored on the phone and uploaded securely to the cloud for later analysis, sharing, or printing through AliveCor’s website. (See this wek’s Item #5.)