A wearable ECG monitor is a small, battery-powered medical monitoring device that measures a person’s heart activity for criteria such as rate and rhythm.
Doctors typically ask a patient to use one when they need a larger data sample from a heart’s functions than a routine electrocardiogram (EKG) can provide.
The device is worn by a patient for an extended period of time during which sensor data is collected and stored in the device. This allows the patient to continue with normal daily activities without interruption. Once data acquisition is complete, the doctor recovers the device from the patient and then uses a special purpose upload cable to transfer the recorded data into a PC or similar platform so it can be analyzed and visualized using application specific software.
For this particular product, Axcesor provides a turn-key product sourcing and manufacturing service.
A standard off-the-shelf cable is purchased, and is then over-molded in house with a custom strain relief plug which is designed to fit into a custom designed plastic housing. The plastic housing is molded by Axcesor here in the United States, while the customer tooling cost is reduced by outsourcing development to a vendor in a low-cost region.
The electronic components in the assembly are sourced from a high volume partner to achieve the desired cost per unit. Final assembly and quality control is performed by Axcesor.