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DIRECTION 3 (CHOSEN DIRECTION)



        ACCESABLE MONITORING DEVICE




              DUO HEART MONITOR                                                                                                     After acute care people take good care of you and

                                                                                                                                    themselves. The care becomes less and less until an
                                                                                                                                    incident happens and it frightens the person back to
              A) Evidence;                                                                                                          taking care of themselves.

              A combined ECG and Blood Pressure Monitor, as these are the
              two main vitals to check when monitoring the heart.                                                                   With this monitor it can keep on track of health and
              Monitoring the heart at home can be a good way of measuring                                                           what to anticipate. Giving value back to patient
              and connecting symptoms of physiological deterioration for high risk                                                  tell them what to anticipate. For example,
              patient groups, to tell physician about.                                                                              “because you did ‘x’ excercise you will feel..”

                                                                                                                                    “numbers will be low, if it continues then seek..”
              B) Criteria.

                                                                                                                                    c) Physical attributes to descide
              Comfortable way for user to keep themselves monitored at their own                                                    Size?

              disposal.                                                                                                             What it measures?
              Can record symptoms, improvements and readings for                                                                    What is pre-programmed into it?
              doctor. Adds a sense of ease knowing they are still
              being monitored.










                                                                           BENCHMARK





                                                                           A) Eko DUO ECG Monitor
                                                                           - Wireless induction charging
                                                                           - Automatic power off after 5 minutes of inactivity

                                                                           - Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 10-hour life
                                                                           - Up to 1-year standby time
                                                                           - Eko App for Apple and Android



                                                                           B) Braun iCheck 7 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor
                                                                           For Smart and Fast Measurement
                                                                           - 2 x alkaline batteries, type AA/LR6, 1.5V
                                                                           - Colour-coded interpretation with every reading

                                                                           - Soft inflation system
                                                                           - Syncs with the Braun Healthy Heart app
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