A new mobile with an ECG application, eUNO, R10 for the BlackBerry smart phones has been developed by Mediline Systems Limited, the maker of diagnostics and patient monitoring devices, in pact with Research In Motion.

Cardiologists at city's Nanavati Hospital will be the first to get hands-on experience to access patient's ECG reports on Blackberry smart phones. Nanvati Hospital's Telemedicine Department head Dr. Pavan Kumar along with Maestros Mediline had conceptualized this mobile application.

According to Maestros Mediline managing director Dr. Krishnakumar Menon, people in India don't get timely access to healthcare facilities, while people suffering from cardiovascular pains or heart attacks require immediate access to doctors.

"While developing eUNO R10, we kept four key factors in mind such as product size, data transmission and its reliability of product, ease of operations and cost effectiveness", said Dr. Menon.

Using the specialized mobile heart monitoring device, a paramedic can visit the patient to record the cardiogram, which is then sent to BlackBerry's server over the Internet. Thereafter, the server automatically pushes the ECG report over Vodafone's network, which the doctor can get access on the Blackberry phone using the installed eUNO R10 application.

It helps in providing doctors with key details of patient's heart conditions in form of ECG reports and accordingly they can take quick decision on treatment.

According to Research in Motion's India, Managing Director, Frenny Bawa, eUNO R10 will now help doctors and cardiologists, and empower them when they don't have computer access.