AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
Wearable tech, ECG, heart monitor, Monitoring system, fashion design
COUNTRY
Ireland
DESIGNED BY
Design Partners
WEBSITE
https://www.designpartners.com/projects/viscero-ecg-vest/
Viscero
A ECG monitoring vest
How does it work?
Viscero is a revolutionary wearable ECG monitoring device, that captures and communicates diagnostic quality data effortlessly. Its sensor technology is integrated seamlessly into a simple vest. It's an accurate, unintrusive, and non-invasive solution that can monitor wearers for weeks or even months. Users can run for the bus, walk their dog, hug their children and unwind on the sofa, without giving Viscero a second thought. It’s a medical-grade, 6-lead ECG monitoring system to forget about.
Why is it needed?
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat that can be harmless or life-threatening. The most common type is atrial fibrillation (AFib), where the upper heart chambers contract irregularly. This can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. It’s estimated that annually by 2030 as many as 12.1 million people in the United States will have AFib (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). There are limited options available to doctors assessing patients with irregular heart conditions.
How does it improve life?
Viscero has been named in FastCompany’s World Changing Ideas 2022, and has won the prestigious Red Dot Award, iF Design Award and Good Design Chicago Award.