Student Designs Solar-Powered ECG

Solar ECG

We've shown you different kinds of solar gadgets here in GoodCleanTech; from the aesthetically-challenged to the plain weird. This one, however, holds such great potential if and when fully-developed. When 21-year-old student from Zurich, Felix Adamczyk, went to Tanzania for an internship, the difficulties developing nations usually face in their everyday medical needs hit him hard enough to conjure a fantastic idea--building a solar-powered ECG.

In developing nations such as Tanzania, it's not a rare occurrence for electricity to be cut off in the middle of the day. Moreover, spare parts of ECG machines are supposedly hard to come by. Adamczyk thus then proceeded to develop the solar-powered ECG he christened "Kadiri" which means "make possible" in Kiswahili, a Tanzanian language. Not only is the ECG fitted with solar cells, Adamczyk also made efforts into making it more cost-effective by using reusable clamp electrodes and more affordable lead-acid battery. It won't be hitting the markets anytime soon, but maybe someday, it can address the pressing need for medical equipment in developing countries.

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