Coala Heart Monitor
Coala® Heart Monitor is a platform for undertaking ECG investigations, auscultation of the heart and lungs and long-term monitoring of patients at home, in virtual or remote clinics.
This monitor is a regulated medical device and only available for use under physician supervision.
ARTG: 339240
The algorithms in the Coala® Heart Monitor automatically detect arrhythmias and facilitate the review process. The device analyzes ECG recordings for irregular rhythms, including Atrial Fibrillation and 8 other arrhythmia. To enhance AF-detection, the device combines irregular rhythm (RR-dispersion) with proprietary P-wave detection in chest and thumb ECG recordings. Clinical staff can annotate ECG recordings and use in-built calipers to measure various intervals in detail. They can also flag specific events for attention, allowing other healthcare professionals to easily find and address abnormal readings. The device includes tools for filtering ECG readings for a quick overview and for creating summary reports of the patients cardiac health through a set period.
The Coala® Heart Monitor makes it easy for a patient to register an ECG in case of symptoms. The Coala App provides results and feedback from the ECG analysis to the patient and involves them in their investigation. The patient can register the ECG themselves in the Coala App by taking two measurements, one on the chest and one on the thumb, each for 30 seconds. They do not need cords or adhesive electrodes and the app has an intuitive design that guides the patient through the measurements. Smart algorithms analyze the measurements in seconds and screen 9 of the most common arrhythmias via P-wave detection and advanced pattern recognition-based analysis.
Clinical Evidence
More details regarding the clinical evidence for the Coala have been listed in an article here.
Documentation
User guides and associated documentation is available for download here.
The Coala® is quick and simple to use. Analysed reports of your patient’s ECG can be generated within two minutes during an in-person or telehealth consultation. No need for stick on electrodes and grapple with cables. Just ask your patient to hold the Coala® against their chest and then between their thumbs for another. That’s all. You will be able to view the report within the physicians portal within a few minutes of data capture and before the end of the consultation. Even better, Coala® is provided under a subscription model so you are free to generate as many reports as you choose for unlimited numbers of patients at no additional cost.
If either yourself or your patient is concerned about the possibility of in-frequent or undiagnosed cardiac events and you consider that use of an implantable loop recorder (ILR) is unjustified or contraindicated, then you can provide your patient with a Coala® heart monitor to carry with them as they go about their daily life. If they experience symptoms, they can place the device on their chest for 30 seconds and then hold the electrodes between their thumbs for an additional 30 seconds. The resulting report including an analysed ECG will then be transferred to your physicians portal for immediate review. For minimal cost, you may be able to help to reduce your patient’s anxiety at the same time as increasing the likelihood of capturing in-frequent but important cardiac events.
High-resolution ECG and automatic P-wave based AF detection. Accurate, trusted and loved by patients. Coala® heart monitor is an award winning medical device. It requires no sticky ECG electrodes, patches or wires. Unique P-Wave based AF detection for maximum accuracy. The FDA cleared solution is used by thousands of patients and hundreds of health care providers in the Europe, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
