Cardio-Pad

The Cardio-Pad is a 7-inch touch screen PC tablet powered by a lithium battery with a seven-hour charge. The motherboard is made up of a dual core processor Texas Instrument OMAP3530 (a ARMV4 processor with a 600 mHz speed and a DSP processor with a 200 mHz speed for digital signal processing), a DDR RAM of 256 MB, an internal memory of 2 GB, a GSM/GPRS for data transmission, a SIM card connector, a GPS module, a Bluetooth module to read patient data, a Wi-Fi module, two internal speakers and a microphone port. The Cardio Pad uses a personalized operating system (OS) developed from the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 32-bit OS.

The Cardio-Pad Kit consists of: Cardio-Pad, sensor, ECG cable, electrodes, tongs, panels, keyboard and mouse.

The Cardio-Pad’s main applications are to conduct ECG exams, monitor vitals, and transmit patient data to a trained cardiologist for interpretation.

Provided by the Himore Medical team

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The Cardio-Pad has proven 97.7% reliable in tests conducted in Cameroon.

Any appropriate standard for electrical safety (e.g., ANSI/AAMI ES-1, IEC 601-1) may be used.