Remote heart diagnosis through digital tablets | Arthur Zang | TEDxCERN | [TED TALKS]

When he was 24, Arthur Zang invented the Cardiopad, a touch screen tablet that enables electrocardiograms (ECG) to be performed in remote, rural areas. The cardiac signals are transferred through the cell phone network and diagnosed by specialists, who receive the results in less than 30 minutes.

Arthur Zang, a 26-year-old Cameroonian engineer, invented the life-saving Cardiopad. This touch screen medical tablet enables heart examinations such as ECG to be performed in remote locations. The results are transferred wirelessly to specialists so that patients living in rural areas do not have to travel to urban centers for medical examination.

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Patients in remote areas cannot always travel to urban centres for medical examinations.

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