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Event Cardio Group's NowCardio Heart Monitor System Cleared for Sale in Canada
Event Cardio Group's NowCardio Heart Monitor System Cleared for Sale in Canada.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEvent Cardio Group's NowCardio Heart Monitor System Cleared for Sale in Canada\n\nEvent Cardio Group's NowCardio Heart Monitor System Cleared for Sale in Canada\n\n\nCompany Plans to Launch Leadless and Wireless Heart Monitoring Device This Month\n\n NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - July 06, 2016) - The NowCardio™ heart monitoring system, Event Cardio Group, Inc.'s (OTCQB: ECGI) core product, has been cleared for sale by Health Canada as a Class 2 Medical Device License and distribution will commence this month.NowCardio is a noninvasive continuous heart monitoring device that is both leadless and wireless, offering the functionality of Holter monitoring, event monitoring, mobile cardiac telemetry and real-time streaming of all ECG data within a single device. The patient-friendly NowCardio heart monitor involves a single-lead ECG patch that allows patients to be remotely monitored for extended periods of time to obtain important data which is continuously transferred to a data center for immediate analysis.NowCardio incorporates several features designed to improve patient adherence, including: no wired leads; wireless transmitter; automatic arrhythmia detection; patient-triggered alarm; small footprint and 24/7 patient support. It also incorporates several features designed to enhance diagnostic yield, including: advanced automated ECG analysis software; superior noise reduction; extended monitoring up to 32 days; real-time streaming of all ECG data; mobile device support; and custom electrodes without skin prep.Vincenzo Basile M.D., B.Ed, CSCN, FRCPC, a neurologist and medical director of hospital stroke programs, said, \"The NowCardio device is a lightweight, comfortable and waterproof solution to real-time, beat-to-beat cardiac monitoring and undoubtedly will offer several advantages over the current standards. The real-time streaming of beat-to-beat data offers more rapid detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and early identification is vital to stroke prevention. Its small size and leadless design allows patients to be monitored without others noticing they have it on and its waterproof design allows patients to be monitored without interfering with showering or swimming. Overall it is one of the best designs I have seen from a cardiac monitor perspective.\"John Bentivoglio, CEO of Event Cardio Group, said, \"Af...