The Ambition of Smartwatches: Huawei Enters the Medical Device Market, Aiming to Dominate Digital Healthcare?

The Ambition of Smartwatches: Huawei Enters the Medical Device Market, Aiming to Dominate Digital Healthcare?

Say goodbye to nightmares? The Apple Watch application NightWare has recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for market sales. NightWare, which sounds like “nightwear,” uses data from the smartwatch’s motion and heart rate to detect the wearer’s nightmares and vibrate the wristband accordingly, interrupting nightmares without disturbing sleep, effectively terminating … Read more

How Smartwatches Monitor Your Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen, and ECG?

How Smartwatches Monitor Your Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen, and ECG?

On July 27, ADI China announced the latest ADPD7000 sensor front-end chip at a media sharing event. This chip plays a crucial role in monitoring vital signs such as heart rate, blood oxygen, and ECG in smartwatches. Aifou Technology was also honored to be invited to this media sharing event and learned a lot about … Read more

The Domestic SoC Huangshan No. 1 Officially Launched: First Hardware Release

The Domestic SoC Huangshan No. 1 Officially Launched: First Hardware Release

Last year, Huami Technology announced that its self-developed “Huangshan No. 1” SoC was about to enter mass production, marking the world’s first artificial intelligence chip in the smart wearable field. The Huangshan No. 1 is the world’s first RISC-V open instruction set wearable processor, integrating the RealBeats AI biometric data engine, capable of local real-time … Read more

Competition Between Intrinsic Rhythm and Pacemaker Rhythm Leading to Misdiagnosis of Pacemaker Dysfunction

Competition Between Intrinsic Rhythm and Pacemaker Rhythm Leading to Misdiagnosis of Pacemaker Dysfunction

Competition Between Intrinsic Rhythm and Pacemaker Rhythm Leading to Misdiagnosis of Pacemaker Dysfunction Guo Xiaoyu, Fan Xiaohan, Fan Shuxin Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences A 55-year-old female patient visited Fuwai Hospital on February 21, 2024, due to suspected pacemaker dysfunction after an ECG examination at … Read more

How to Solve the Miniaturization of ECG Monitors

How to Solve the Miniaturization of ECG Monitors

The electrocardiogram (ECG) signal can objectively reflect the physiological state of various parts of the heart and is a primary basis for diagnosing heart diseases. Due to its characteristics of ease of detection and good intuitiveness, it has been widely researched and applied in clinical medicine. Since 1906, when the first electrocardiogram machine was used … Read more

ECG Signal Acquisition Circuit Design Using STM32

ECG Signal Acquisition Circuit Design Using STM32

The ECG acquisition includes two parts: analog acquisition and digital processing. This design captures the human ECG signal using AgCl electrodes and a three-lead ECG acquisition line. The signal is then processed through a preamplifier circuit, bandpass filter circuit, and a 50 Hz twin-T notch filter before being amplified by the main amplifier circuit and … Read more

Physiological Signal Recognition of Emotional Activities with MATLAB

Physiological Signal Recognition of Emotional Activities with MATLAB

Electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocardiography (ECG) not only reflect physiological activity but can also predict brain age and identify specific mental activities. As the importance of their complex features becomes increasingly prominent, MATLAB, as a powerful signal processing tool, is gaining favor among researchers. Written by Wu Dake Edited by Wei Xiao A study published in … Read more

The Future of Portable Diagnostic Devices

The Future of Portable Diagnostic Devices

Although multifunctional medical triage instruments will continue to be the dream that innovators in the digital health field chase in the coming years, there are already many portable digital health diagnostic devices on the market that can effectively help patients achieve immediate testing capabilities. Written by | Xing Xiao Continuously Chasing the Dream of Medical … Read more

Arduino Heartbeat Detection Design: Custom PCB with ECG Display and Sound Alerts

Arduino Heartbeat Detection Design: Custom PCB with ECG Display and Sound Alerts

In the process of making this project, we tried to ensure that this project is the best guide for you to help you when you want to make your own ECG, so we hope this project contains the necessary documentation. After receiving the custom PCB from the PCB factory to improve the appearance of the … Read more