These amazing prototypes for a Heart Monitoring Vest were developed by fashion Designer Angella Mackey during her position as a Research Assistant at George Brown College’s Fashion Techniques and Design. I strongly believe that the medical industry is one of the fields to greatly benefits from wearable technology. Although I rarely cover topics on wearables in the medical field, Mackey’s Heart Monitoring Vest design is a rare jem that addresses the issues of usability and wearability.
She meticulously designed multiple prototypes addressing not only the wearability of the vest but, more importantly, the usability — the patient’s interaction with the medical vest.
Each of her designs addressed the patients need to place multiple electrodes on their chest without the assistance of a nurse.
Wearable Technology requires a multi-disciplinary approach and I’m looking forward to seeing future multi-disciplinary collaborations across diverse fields. This particular project was a partnership with Ocorant Inc.
