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Submission + - More medical devices should be open source, like this ECG (github.com)

Submitted by isza on Friday February 26, 2016 @01:06PM

isza writes: This is a follow-up to the slashdot story http://goo.gl/nID9OY about mobilECG, a 12-lead clinical-grade ECG being open sourced. We have not given up on our goal to get rid of the high profit margin and dishonest distribution practices of diagnostic ECGs, and make a certified open source version of this important diagnostic device. After many months of hard work, there is now a working prototype of a much more capable device than the first version, with its sources available on GitHub (https://github.com/xdever/MobilECG-II). MobilECG now has a Holter function, changeable lead-configurations and Bluetooth. Here's a video of the prototype working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?.... Web: http://mobilecg.hu./

Submission + - Open Source Clinical 12-lead ECG Supports Tablets Too (mobilecg.hu)

Submitted by isza on Sunday November 17, 2013 @10:09AM

isza writes: MobilECG is the probably the first open source clinical-grade electrocardiograph with simultaneous 12-lead recording and Android support. It has been designed to meet all the relevant medical standards (ISO 60601-1, etc.). Manufacturing cost @ 1000 pieces: ~$110.

I had worked at a medical device company designing clinical electrocardiographs for three years.

Fed up with the unreasonably high price, cumbersome design, and dishonest distribution practices of clinical ECG machines, I started working on a high-quality ECG that is different.

After a couple of failed attempts to get funding for the expensive certification process and completely running out of funds, I decided to publish everything under a license that allows others to finalize and manufacture it or reuse parts of it in other projects.

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