Tech Desk – Six years ago, the 21 years old boy Rajat Jain lost a classmate to a heart attack, he was then studying engineering at a college in Dehradun. The loss of a friend inspires him to develop ‘Spandan’, a portable ECG device.
The aim of the portable ECG device is to help people to access a proper diagnosis of early symptoms. ECG collects the electrical signals generated by the heart and diagnoses problems. It is expensive to machine and can cost over Rs 1 lakh.
He was working on an ECG device in 2016 and it took Jain and his team 4 years to complete development, conduct clinical trials and gain approval to bring the product to market. He wanted to make Spandan a replica of the gold standard EKG machine but in a portable form.
It is a “plug and play” device that is as easy to use as headphones and weighs just 12 grams. The device has no battery or moving parts. It is controlled by a smartphone, which makes it unique.
How to use ECG?
To use, users download the mobile app from the Google Play Store, and the app tracks and generates PDF health reports. It also alerts users to irregular heart rhythms. There is also a live monitoring feature that monitors the user on various parameters.
This app is not dependent on the internet or mobile signals, which means you can also use it in high-altitude areas.
ECG Price
The Spandan is selling for Rs 7,000 through Amazon, 1MG, and other e-tailers, also Jain aims to move 100,000 units of Spandan, up from 50,000 last year.
