An ECG cable is an integral element of any cardiograph. Thanks to the cable branches for the electrocardiograph, readings are taken from the limbs and thoracic region of the patient on the ECG block for further interpretation.
The ECG cable is an indispensable element of the cardiograph. It is a system of connecting wires, which are designed for a standard number of leads. It has the function of ensuring the contact of the electric field of patients with the perceiving equipment. Cable branches for the electrocardiograph allow you to read readings from the thoracic region and limbs of the patient, submit them to the ECG block for subsequent interpretation.
Design of the ECG cable:
• central harness equipped with a tip; using a tip (male), the ECG cable is connected to the electrocardiograph unit (ECG connector - female);
• branches of the ECG cable (the number of branches is determined by the channel of the cardiograph);
• docking unit for the branches of the lead cable with the central ECG cable;
• tips of branches - they remove the current, electrodes are connected to them.
Depending on the cardiograph channel and classification, the ECG cable can be one-, three-, six-channel or more.
The multichannel lead cables are equipped with 4 limbs and 6 chest readings.
The electrocardiograph cable consists of a main harness with a ferrule, through which the cable is connected to the ECG apparatus, from the junction of the branches of the ECG derivation cable and the central cable, the cable branches, the number of which varies depending on the channel of the cardiograph, and the tips of the branches, the so-called current collectors, to which electrodes are attached.
The ECG cable is classified according to the ECG machine, there are single-channel, three-channel, six-channel and other ECG cables.
From one to three channels, the ecg cable has 4 limb branches and 1 branch - a channel for the chest electrode.
From six channels and above, the lead cable has 4 limb branches and 6 branches for chest electrode channels.
Before you buy an ECG cable, you need to find out the brand of the electrocardiograph, and it is also desirable to know its channel.
