# Life-Saving iPhone Mods iPhone ECG Provides Clinical-Quality Cardiac Readings By Jordan M | Published 2011-01-03 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-ecg References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/12/31/lifetone-technologys-iphonecg/) & [slashgear](http://www.slashgear.com/ecg-device-connects-to-your-iphone-to-keep-track-of-heart-31122244/) Alivecore’s new [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-1) ECG system blends form, function and the potential to save time, money and lives. With a price tag of $100, the iPhone ECG is a low-power, unobtrusive sleeve that can take clinical-quality cardiac event readings. These readings can be used by people with heart conditions to determine if they need to visit a hospital or by medical professionals to help evaluate the seriousness of a patient’s [cardiac condition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fourth-frontier-x2). The [iPhone ECG sleeve](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-eink-case) also has wireless capabilities, so it doesn’t have to be attached to the iPhone itself to take readings. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wireless ECG:** The ability to take clinical-quality cardiac readings wirelessly enables greater convenience and flexibility for both patients and medical professionals. - **Digital Health Monitoring:** The development of digital health monitoring tools like the iPhone ECG offers the potential to revolutionize healthcare by allowing for more continuous and convenient monitoring of patient conditions. - **Consumer Medical Devices:** The availability of affordable and easy-to-use medical devices like the iPhone ECG is creating new opportunities for the consumer medical device industry to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery models. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Health Tech:** Health tech companies have an opportunity to develop and market wireless ECG and other digital health monitoring devices that offer greater convenience and accessibility. - **Telemedicine:** Telemedicine providers can leverage digital health monitoring tools like the iPhone ECG to remotely monitor and diagnose patients, reducing the need for in-person visits and improving accessibility to healthcare services. - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies have an opportunity to disrupt traditional healthcare markets by offering affordable and user-friendly medical devices like the iPhone ECG as part of their product portfolios. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone-Connected Heart Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mfine-1.md) - [Next-Generation Cardiac Event Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardiac-event-monitor.md) - [Electrocardiogram Smartwatch Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecg-app.md) - [Disease-Detecting Medical Wristbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teltonika.md) - [Smartphone Blood Pressure Readers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bpclip.md) - [Rapid Cardiac Protein Sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wrist-sensor.md) - [Virtual Heart Rate Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-listener.md) - [Miniature Blood Pressure Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniature-blood-pressure-monitors.md) - [All-Day Smart Heart Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fourth-frontier-x2.md)