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Electrocardiograph
Electrocardiograph
Electrocardiograph

Electrocardiograph

Date1949
Mediummetal, rubber, wood
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Jerome Goss and William Fitzpatrick
Object numberPC2018.55.1
DescriptionWooden box with hinged lid and handle. Inside is a portable electrocardiograph unit. This "Viso-Cardiette" can record the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles. Used to produce an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin.
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