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On a beating heart surface

We present HEART SENSE. 

This is an electrode - thin like a piece of paper, self-adhesive, non-invasive. Once you touch to the surface of the beating heart it will stay there - even while cardiac surgeons will rotate the heart. Then you may change its position – up to 30 times! And it is still functioning.

HEARTSE SENSE conducts electric current - pure electrocardiographic (ECG) signal directly from beating heart. Heart Sense is compatible with every model of cardiac monitor.

Adhesion to the moving organ? How did we discover this? This was quite a case. 

Too strong adhesion could tear heart surface. Too weak adhesion would results in uncontrolled detachment of the probe during surgery and additional work for surgeons. 

We have tested several adhesion promotors – organic, biocompatible substances like sodium alginate, cellulose, starch, lanolin, agar. Finally adhesion layer of Heart Sense increases the force of adhesion 5 times in average. This adhesion is safe for heart.  

More details in upcoming posts.