Vital stats monitor

The problem addressed by the solution includes making of an ECG machine which is extremely cost efficient to check the heart's rhythm and electrical activity at home or at local nursing homes. It can be used to test the cardiac health of individuals having –

1) BP problems

2) chronic heart diseases

3) Old age (they are at a higher risk than the younger generation)

4) Pace makers placed in their chests

5) Requiring periodic ECG tests done.

The aim of this project is to build a prototype of a functional and cost-effective ECG device that can detect different heart pathologies. This device would allow people with a preliminary high accuracy diagnosis in a very affordable and quick way. It will also provide doctors with a recorded history of these vitals of the patient as well as a diagnosis based on the same, helping them in making more accurate diagnostic predictions. Other 3 channel ECG Machines available in the market cost upwards of 600$. Each test performed at hospitals costs close to 15$. The 3 channel ECG proposed to be made will have a much lower manufacturing cost, of under 175$ ,including the cost of DM990013 - CEC1x02 Development Board . Existing ECG machines can only measure the ECG waveforms, our device will be able to –

1) Make accurate diagnostic predictions for common cardiac and respiratory diseases.

2) Measure other vitals, like heartbeat count, pulse,etc

3) Include interaction terms which are very important in medical prognosis and diagnosis.

These are features that show the combined effect of multiple individual features, that might not show significant effect on their own, but have a major effect when present together. Eg. High BP and old age if present shows that the person it at high risk of a cardiac arrest, but individually, high BP and old age might not really such an effect, as it is common for young people to have a high BP without much risk of a cardiac arrest. ECG fluctuations can form a lot of interesting and useful interaction terms that can be helpful in identifying between multiple diseases of the same type, like Arrythmias and Coronary artery disease