EMG-6L Portable ECG Monitor

1. Introduction

EMAY 6L is a stand-alone ECG recording device with screen and built-in memory.  That’s right, you don’t need a smartphone to make it work ! It allows you to record and review your ECG rhythms on the device itself, and gives you instant analysis in just 30 seconds.

We also provide free apps in case some users want to share ECGs or review details on smartphone/tablet (via bluetooth) or computer (via usb cord). 

What’s more, the device is capable of recording two ECG types:

• Record a Six-Lead ECG (by placing left & right thumbs against the electrodes on the top surface, and left leg against the electorde on the bottom surface.)
• Record a Single-Lead ECG (by placing left & right thumbs against the electrodes on the top surface only, without using the bottom electrode.)
  

2. Package Content

• 6L ECG Device
• USB Cord
• User Manual

3. Setting Up Your ECG Device For The First Time

a) Take your ECG Device out from the package

b) Download the “EMAY Portable ECG Monitor” app   from App Store or Google Play Store on your smartphone/tablet.
c) Make sure Bluetooth is turned on in your smartphone/tablet.
d) Launch the EMAY app to create your profile.
e) Turn on the ECG device (by pressing its power button for 2 seconds), and click “Bind Device” on the app.
f) Once the binding completed, click “Confirm” to finish the setup. (Now the time & date on the device has been updated automatically)

  

Kind Reminder:

Below information is very important, please read them through before recording.

Important tips to get accurate and quality ECG readings: Stay completely still during the recording. Any movement or shaking might create artifacts and give false reading. DO NOT press or push the electrodes too hard. Gentle touch and contact would be just fine. DO NOT let go of your finger or contact untill the recording finished. There will be timer counts down from 30 to 0 second to complete a recording on the device. If your skin is too try, dampen skin a little bit before recording. Clean the electrodes if they are dirty. Stay away from the other electronic devices such as computer, TV set… before recording ECG. DO NOT use the electrode on a portion of the body with too much body hair or very dry skin, as a successful recording may not be possible. DO NOT use with a pacemaker, ICDs, or other implanted electronic devices. DO NOT use the device while you are charging it.

4. Recording a Six-Lead ECG

Follow below instruction to record a Six-Lead ECG.

a) Sit down on the chair.
b) Turn on the ECG device by pressing its power button for 2 seconds, and screen will light up.

c) Hold the device with your thumbs touching the electrodes on the top surface.

• Left thumb touches the “L” electrode, and Right thumb touches the two “R” electrodes together.
• Gentle touching would be just fine. Do not press the electrode too hard.
• Make sure the device is in correct orientation with letter “L” on the left and letter “R” on the right.

d) With your thumbs resting on the top electrodes, place the ECG device gently on the bare skin of your left knee. (Make sure the bottom electrode is in full contact with skin)

e) Once all electrodes are touched, the six-lead ECG rhythms will be displaying on the screen. At the beginning, there will be a few seconds of “Orange” rhythms. When the signal gets stable, the rhythms willl turn to “Green”, indicating the real recording begins with a 30 seconds’ countdown.

• It’s very important to hold the device completely still during the recording process in order to get an accurate reading. Any minor movement will create artifacts on the rhythm.

f) The recording will be completed when the timer counts down to 0 seconds, and a list of readings (with result and time stamp) shows up on the screen.

• The device can store up to 100 readings, when the memory is full, the newest reading will cover the oldest one.

g) Browse the list of readings downward or upward by short pressing the left/right buttonon the device.
h) Enter any reading to review its detailed rhythm with a short press on the power button . Here in the Review Interface, you can scroll the rhythms forward or backward with short pressing on the left/right button .  

In the Review Interface:

• Scroll forward -> short press on the right button
• Scroll backward -> short press on the left button
• Delete current reading -> double click on the power button 

i) Return to the List Interface with a short press on the power button.
j) Return to the Recording Interface by touching the left & right electrodes with your thumbs.

Notes: To share the ECGs with your doctor or to review the rhythms on a larger screen, please connect the device to your smartphone or computer. Refer to Chapter 8 & 9. 

5. Recording a Single-Lead ECG

Follow below instruction to record a Single-Lead ECG.

a) Sit down on the chair.
b) Turn on the ECG device by pressing its power button for 2 seconds.
c) Hold the device with your thumbs touching the top electrodes, and index fingers wrapping around the device to stablize your holding. (Do not touch the bottom electrode)

• Left thumb touches the “L” electrode, and Right thumb touches the two “R” electrodes together.
• Gentle touching would be just fine. Do not press the electrode too hard.
• Make sure the device is in correct orientation with letter “L” on the left and letter “R” on the right.
• Leave the bottom electrode alone without touching it.

 

d) Once the left & right electrodes on the top are touched, the single-lead ECG rhythm will be displaying on the screen. At the beginning, there will be a few seconds of “Orange” rhythm. When the signal gets stable, the rhythm willl turn to “Green”, indicating the real recording begins with a 30 seconds’ countdown.

• It’s very important to hold the device completely still during the recording process in order to get an accurate reading. Any minor movement will create artifacts on the rhythm.

                

e) The recording will be completed when the timer counts down to 0 seconds, and a list of readings (with result and time stamp) shows up on the screen.

Notes:

• To review the ECG rhythms on the device itself, please refer to the same instruction on Chapter 4.
• To share the ECGs with your doctor or to review the rhythms on a larger screen, please connect the device to your smartphone or computer. Refer to Chapter 8 & 9.

6. Instant ECG Analysis

The 6L ECG device is capable of detecting below abnormalities in the table:

• Multiple abnormalities can be displayed simultaneously.
• The device can not detect heart attack.
• Taken for reference only, can not replace doctor’s diagnosis.
• Analysis made by this device are potential findings, not a complete diagnosis of cardiac conditions. All analysis should be reviewed by a medical professional for clinical decision-making.
• Do not recommend to use with pacemaker or implanted defibrillator.
• If you believe you are having a medical emergency, call emergency services immediately.

Analysis	Description
No Abnormalities	Indicates normal sinus rhythm with no rhythm or heart rate abnormalities detected. Your heart rates are from 50-100 beats per minute (bpm)
Atrial Fibrillation	Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots in the heart. A-fib increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.
Arrhythmia	Indicates abnormal heart rhythm, which refers to any change from the normal sequence of electrical impulse. It means that your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. A-fib is one of the most common type of Arrhythmia.
Missed beat	Also known as skipped beat, it indicates the heart's regular rhythm is interrupted by a premature or early beat.
Occasional PVC	Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC), which indicates an extra heartbeat originates in the ventricle and disrupts the heart’s normal rhythm. Occasional PVC usually isn’t concern in people without heart disease. You might take attention or treatment if the PVC happens frequently.
PVC trigeminy	Two normal (sinus) heartbeats followed by one PVC (extra beat)
PVC bigeminy	One normal (sinus) beat followed by one PVC (extra beat)
PVC couple	Two PVCs in a row
PVC runs of 3	Three PVCs
PVC runs of 4	Four PVCs
PVC RonT	PVC beats so early in the cardiac cycle that it falls on the apex of the preceding T wave
Bradycardia	A heart rate slower than 50 beats per minute, which is slower than normal for most people. (Notes: You are able to adjust the device’s threshold for Bradycardia through the EMAY app.)
Tachycardia	A heart rate faster than 100 beats per minute. There are many heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) that can cause tachycardia. However, sometimes this can be normal response to exercise, stress, anger, fear or anxiety.
ST Elevation	It refers to a finding on an electrocardiogram wherein the trace the ST segment is abnormally high above the baseline
ST Depression	It refers to a finding on an electrocardiogram wherein the trace the ST segment is abnormally lower than the baseline
Invalid ECG	The recorded ECG is invalid due to operation error

7. Device Settings & Battery

Device Setting

When the device is in Recording Interface (when not operating), long pressing the left or right button for 2 seconds allows you to enter the Setting Interface as below figure shows.

Select item with left/right button, enter or confirm item with power button.

• Duration: Set the duration (30s,15s,10s) for the recording. 
• Heartbeat Sound: Turn off or turn on the beat sound.
• Review Mode: 1) Manually scroll to review the rhythm

                                 2) Auto scroll by itself

• Delete All Cases: Clear all readings in the device.

(Notes: The device can store up to 100 readings. When memory is full, the latest reading will cover the oldest one. )

About Battery

The device is designed with a built-in rechargeable lithium battery, which can not be replaced.

It will take 3 hours to fully charge the device with a power adapter (output current＞500 mA, 5 V).

The device can continuously work for 5 hours after battery is fully charged.

(Notes: Do not use the device or download data when you are charging it.)

No.	Indicator	Description
1		full power
2		capacity: 3/4
3		capacity: 1/2
4		capacity: 1/4
5		Low power, please charge the device. It might automatically shut down.

8. Syncing ECGs to Your Smartphone/Tablet

a) Turn on your ECG device
b) Luanch the EMAY ECG app  , and tap “Connect” to start the syncing.  The list of readings will be displayed once the syncing completed.

c)Tap any reading on the list to enter the Details

d)Tap “Report” at the right upper corner to generate the ECG report. 

e) Tap “Share” at the right upper corner to save the report as image, or send it in PDF by email.

f) You can also share multiple readings together by email, here’s how:

• Go back to the List on home screen.
• Tap “Edit” button on top, select readings that you want to share.
• Tap “Share” button at the bottom to send them all in one PDF by email.
• Besides, you can “Delete” readings you don’t want in bulk.

g) To manage your profile, tap at the left upper corner, and enter “Your Profile” to:

• Edit your personal information
• Delete profile
• Add new profiles for other users (Notes: The device itself is unable to match the data to different users automatically. You will need to allocate data manually on the app. Please refer to Step C above for instruction to switch user for individual data. )

h) About Settings on the app:

Besides duration, heartbeat sound and data clearing, you can also reset your ECG device’s threshold for Bradycardia (50bpm by default) & Tachycardia (100bpm by default) through the app. 

9. Syncing ECGs to Your Computer

The software is compatible with Windows & macOS. 

9.1 Instructions to sync data to Windows PC (via USB cord only)

1) Download the software for Windows from EMAY website:

www.emaycare.com (->Support –> Software Download)

2) Install and launch the software .

3) Turn on your ECG device, and connect it to the computer using the provided USB cord. Click “New Search”, the list of device readings will show up on the software.

(Notes: If the software fails to detect your device, please re-plug a few times or change another USB cord.)

4) Click “Download all” button on the right to download the device readings to the software.
5) After the downloading is completed, click “Manage” tab on the top to review the downloaded readings.

Select multiple readings and right click your mouse allows you to fill in personal information in bulk.

 

Double click any individual reading under “Manage” tab allows you to review its ECG rhythm. (Double click again to return to the list)

6) Sharing your ECG reports:

Click “Print” button at the right bottom corner, when the print window pops out, select “Microsoft Print to PDF” or “Microsoft XPS Document” from the dropdown list to save it as PDF report. You can later send the saved report to your doctor by email.

Or if you have printer connected, simply print it out and take to your doctor’s office in your next visit. 

Notes: Next time when you review the downloaded readings, there’s no need to connect the device.  But if you would like to download the new readings from device to the software, you must connect them with the USB cord.

9.2 Instructions to sync data to macOS PC (via USB cord only)

1) Download the software for Mac from EMAY website:

www.emaycare.com (->Support –> Software Download)

When you install the software, please drag the “Portable ECG Manager” icon into the “Application” folder. Then you will find it in Finder – Applications after the installation finished.  

2) Launch the software, turn on your ECG device, and connect them using the provided USB cord. The list of device readings will show up on the software.

3) Click “Download all” button on the right to download the device readings to the software.

4) After the downloading is completed, click “Manage” tab on the top to review the downloaded readings.

Select multiple readings and right click your mouse allows you to fill in personal information in bulk. 

Double click any individual reading under “Manage” tab allows you to review its ECG rhythm. (Double click again to return to the list) 

5) Sharing your ECG reports:

Click “Print” button at the right bottom corner, when the print window pops out, click “PDF” -> “Save as PDF”.  You can later send the saved PDF report to your doctor by email.

Or if you have printer connected, simply print it out and take to your doctor’s office in your next visit.

Notes: Next time when you review the downloaded readings, there’s no need to connect the device.  But if you would like to download the new readings from device to the software, you must connect them with the USB cord.

10. Technical Specifications

• Lead: Standard 6 Leads, I/ II /III/aVR/aVL/aVF
• Calibration voltage: 1 mV±5%
• Standard sensitivity: 10 mm/mV±5%
• Amplitude frequency characteristic: standard: 10 Hz; 1 Hz～20 Hz; (+0.4 dB, -3 dB)
• Noise level: ≤30 μV
• Input impedance: ≥50 MΩ
• CMRR: ≥60 dB
• Scanning speed: 25 mm/s±5%
• Recording rate: 250 dots/s
• HR measurement range: 30 bpm～300 bpm, error: ±1 bpm or 1%
• Battery Voltage: DC 3.7 V
• Type of protection against electric shock: Internal power device
• Degree of protection against electric shock: Type BF applied part
• Degree of waterproof: IP22
• Display:2.4" color TFT-LCD
• Size: 122 mm (L)*56 mm (W)*17 mm (H)

11. Maintenance and Storage 

• Turn off the device before cleaning. Medical alcohol is recommended for the device disinfection, then air dry. Or just wipe it with a dry and clean cloth for cleaning. Do not allow any liquid to enter the device.
• Non-maintenance personnel designated by our company, do not open the instrument case so as to avoid damage to internal components.
• Prevent any liquid from seeping into the device as it will affect the safety and performance of the device.
• The device should avoid the use of violent shaking or impact.
• If you do not use the device for a long time, please charge the battery to full every 3 months, otherwise, it will cause permanent damage to the battery.
• The device should not be maintained during being used.
• The device transportation adopts general transportation means or follows the contract requirements. Avoid violent shock, vibration, water and snow splash during the process of transportation.
• Store the packaged device in an environment with temperature -40 ℃～+55 ℃, relative humidity no more than 95%, atmospheric pressure 500 hPa～1060 hPa, no corrosion gas and well-ventilated room.

12. Safety Notice

13 Customer Support

We provide 12-month warranty. Please contact us by email shall there’s any question or assistance needed. We will respond within 24 hours.

service@emaycare.com