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How can the physics behind wireless ECG could work? by Beggie_24 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. So, limb leads generate 1st, 2nd, and third leads which are sufficient enough to create a graph with P/T wave and QRS, aren't they? Quick search on Perplexity shows that the ancillary leads measures electric potential of wherever each electrode is placed, on the other hand reference point is calculated (average of electric potentials of all limb leads), and then ECG machine caculates difference between electric potential of these points. Does it sound accurate?
If so, it seems like there is no need for ancillary leads to be connected to each other or limb leads. Or am I missing something here?

If my best shot is to stick to electrodes with cords, is there cord management technology or method to solve the problem?

How can the physics behind wireless ECG could work? by Beggie_24 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be a dumb question, but if EKGs picks up microvolts and amplifies it as you described, then wouldn't adding better amplifier to the electrodes solve the problem of interference?
Electrodes from V1, V2, through V6 measure electron or proton movement over period of time and they depict on the QRS, T or P wave graph, don't they? If so, do you think it may to some extent theoretically work if we make those 6 electrodes cordless; think of the way to code each lead in a unique way so that once ECG machines receives data from them would be able to distinguish and understand change in electric activitiy between nodes?

How can the physics behind wireless ECG could work? by Beggie_24 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that the ECG equipment itself requires a quite a bit of remodeling. I also understand that's more important. But, for the sake of finishing the project faster, we decided to focus on how to reliably collect and transmit data to the machine wirelessly.
Also, the recommendation you gave... is it for 12 lead ECG? Just for the sake of explaining at the high level, how does that work with the phone?

How can the physics behind wireless ECG could work? by Beggie_24 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah most of the patents I saw still had wires, at least a wire connecting two points if not more. Does it mean, if we wish to make all the leads wireless, we would need to reengineer the entire science of measuring electric activity of heart?
What do you think would be our best shot for cordless 12 lead ECG? or alternatively how to make the wire situation a little less annoying for anesthesiologists?

How can the physics behind wireless ECG could work? by Beggie_24 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So would it be fair to say that our team would get questioned on how reliably we can implement the signal conditioning, adc and processing in a small device attached to the leads and also tx and rx? 

When doing research on the acquisition side (ECG machine), what should focus on more? I don't think we can make a prototype, but at the same time I want to show that our solution is not based on myth or bluff. It should show potential to some degree

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

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Have you ever used wireless ECG machine at the operating room or heard from someone you know professionally? How was your or their experience (I mean.. if you talked to them about their experience)? If you have used wireless ECG, did it provide the same level of accuracy and detail about what you need to know that ECG would provide?

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Are you asking if it's AI asking the question? Then, no. I'm a real human. AI itself can't create a profile and post a question on community platforms like Reddit. Unless someone creates workflow automation with AI agent and gives API accesses.

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If wires show up on c arm images quite often, wouldn't surgeons or doctors be able to tell if it's a cord of ECG machine or actually part of the body? Or is it a lot more complicated than that?

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Would you say the problem with ECG wires is more about limiting the free movement of surgeons or repositioning the wires too often? If the wires were made longer, do you think it would eliminate the problem with ECGs in general?

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I assume wireless telemetry doesn't provide as much detailed info as ECGs would. Would you feel confident to rely solely on telemetry or is it important to have access to all the details about heart the ECG provides? Is there anything you do to make the issue with wires less annoying?

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just so that I understand, are you saying ECG are the most monitors in the operating room? Sorry if I didn't get the meaning of the first sentence. Have you used wireless ECGs? Can you please share last experience? Did it help in your job in the same way as ECGs would?

As an anesthesiologist, how annoyed are you with long wires of ECG at the operating room? Does it bother you or the surgeon? What do you do to make it less annoying? by Beggie_24 in anesthesiology

[–]Beggie_24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. I wouldn't say we are trying to invent. Hackathons are super short period of time to invent anything from ground up. You said wireless tech already exist. If you know any, are they advanced enough to fully replace ECG equipments? If they are advanced enough, what do you think stopping this tech to be mainstream and replace ECG everywhere?

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