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Wireless ECG Heart Monitor Invented

Device can transmit heart rate info up to 30 feet away from receiver

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2007 2:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – IMEC researchers have developed a wireless electrocardiography (ECG) patch capable of continually monitoring heart rate, the Engineer reports. The first of its kind, the patch is roughly 3" x 1" and can attach to any part of the body, transmitting heart rate info to a...   Read full story »

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