Home made ECG

All the content you see here was taken from the Neozap web site maintained by Marcus Handmer - Email

This is a repository of information about my attempts to build ECG (also known as EKG) machines from spare parts and retired medical technology. My inspiration used to build ECG # 1 came from Jason's wonderful site:

http://www.eng.utah.edu/~jnguyen/ecg/ecg_index.html

Currently I have built one ECG from scratch, and modified an old ECG to work with modern technology. I've also modified Jason's software to be more usable, including recording and playback function. It's now called FreeECG.

My first project, the first home made ECG

See my second project, second home made ECG

See my third project. Home made ECG No.3?

View screenshots for and download FreeECG v1.1

Why build an ECG? There are three reasons.

1. It's a major challenge - technologically difficult & a bit of an engineering puzzle.
2. It's damn interesting.
3. There is huge potential to use outdated 'broken' medical gear to produce diagnostic equipment for the third world. Think about it - it's better than landfill.

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