Cardiac Design Labs, a startup that has come up with an innovation to help cardiac patients in rural India access critical care through a wearable device, came out triumphant at a live contest hosted by tech firm Google at the Startup India event.

The Bengaluru-based firm combines communications and heart monitoring technology and is designed for use in rugged rural conditions .The patient can be monitored from home. The cardiologist will be able to remotely interact and diagnose the patient using his cell phone.

“Some of the devices that do diagnosis for cardiac (problems) are expensive. We are solving this problem by making it affordable,” said Anand Madanagopal, founder of Cardiac Design.

The firm has built MIRCaM, comprehensive suite that comprises of wearable sensors, doctor's terminal, patient’s bedside and a mobile app................Read more

Source: The Hindu