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The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has patented an affordable, easy-to-use electrocardiograph that can provide a cardiovascular pre-diagnosis in less than a minute. It is the first system to measure both the electrical activity of the heart (electrocardiogram) and its mechanical activity (arterial pulse wave) based on data collected via two metal sensors in contact with the user’s hands or feet. The prototype has already been granted patents in Spain, the United States and China, and applications have also been filed in Europe, Japan, Korea and India. The system will be presented next week at the Mobile World Congress, along with other projects that reflect the University’s technological capabilities
Contribuir a eliminar las barreras de acceso al ordenador de las personas con discapacidad ha sido el motor de este proyecto en el que la Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech (UPC) y BJ Adaptaciones –empresa dedicada a la creación de tecnologías de apoyo a la autonomía de personas con discapacidad- han desarrollado un dispositivo, el BJOY Ring, que convierte el joystick de la silla de ruedas en un ratón de acceso y control del ordenador.
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