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# Interactive apparel
Electrodoctor Monitors your Heartbeat

By Andres Colmenares | Published 2007-02-26 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-apparel-electrodoctor-monitors-your-heartbeat-in-real-time
References: [eltiempo](http://www.eltiempo.com/nacion/cafe/2007-02-24/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3451152.html) & [incubar.org](http://www.incubar.org/apps/incubados.asp?Process=View&ID=23&Keyword=7)

CELBIT, a young company of engineers and scientists from Manizales, Colombia have designed ELECTRODOCTOR, a device that helps patients with coronary diseases to improve their life quality, by constantly monitoring their heartbeat among other physical variables and sending the valuable data using mobile phones or computers connected to internet.

The device is a comfortable belt that integrates blood pressure, thermometer, electrocardiograph and a pulsemeter. It is designed for clients such as hospitals, firefighters, large companies, airports and bus terminals.

Their creators (engineers Francisco Javier MartÃ­nez, HÃ©ctor Fabio GonzÃ¡lez and chemical engineering student gloria Patricia Cardona) are currently looking for investors and patent register of their biomedical solution.

photo: Jhon Jario Bonilla / eltiempo.com

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.3/10
- Popularity: 42% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Wearable Health Monitoring:** Opportunity for businesses to develop innovative wearable devices that monitor various health variables and transmit data remotely.
- **Connected Healthcare:** Potential for industries to leverage internet connectivity to enable remote healthcare monitoring and data transmission for patients with coronary diseases.
- **Biomedical Innovations:** Opportunity for companies to invest in and patent new biomedical solutions that improve the quality of life for patients with coronary diseases.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry can collaborate with engineers and scientists to develop interactive apparel for patients with coronary diseases.
- **Wearable Technology:** The wearable technology industry can create comfortable and integrated devices like ELECTRODOCTOR that monitor health variables and transmit data.
- **Internet of Things (iot):** The IoT industry can facilitate the connectivity between wearable devices, mobile phones, and computers to enable real-time monitoring and analysis of health data.

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