Product Summary
The EKG Sensor measures electrical signals produced by the heart. As cardiac muscle depolarization and repolarization occur, the EKG trace graphically illustrates the beating of the heart. The sensor comes with 100 self-adhesive conductive patches that are easily removed from the skin after use.
Educational Use Only
This is not a medical device. PASCO products are designed for educational use only and should not be used in any apparatus involved with life support, medical testing, patient diagnosis, or industrial control/testing systems.
Features
- Standard three-electrode design.
- Easy-to-use, disposable stick-on electrodes.
- No messy gel required.
- Great for stimulus response reflex studies.
Applications
- Generate a personal EKG graph
- Compare EKG graphs before and after mild exercise
How It Works
With each heart beat, the pacemaker of the heart (called the SA node) conducts electricity. The electrical current travels from the SA node in the right upper chamber of the heart down to the lower chambers, the ventricles, of the heart. The electrical activity always preceded each contraction. Electrodes placed throughout the body record the signal generated from the heart.
An EKG, also called electrocardiogram or ECG, is a reading of the electrical signal generated from the heart. The EKG shows whether the heart’s rhythm and electrical conduction is normal.
What's Included
- 1x 100 self-adhesive disposable electrode patches
Product Specifications
| EKG Waveform Voltage | 0 to 4.5 mV |
| EKG Waveform Resolution | 4.5 µV |
| EKG Waveform Sample Rate | 50 to 200 samples per second (sps) |
| EKG Waveform Default Sample Rate | 200 sps |
| Heart Rate (Beats) Range | 47 to 250 beats per minute (bpm) |
| Heart Rate (Beats) Resolution | 1 bpm |
Data Collection Software
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Interface Required
This product requires a PASCO Interface to connect to your computer or device. We recommend the following option(s). For a breakdown of features, capabilities, and additional options, see our Interface Comparison Guide »
Dedicated Datalogging with SPARK LXi2
Consider an all-in-one, touchscreen data collection, graphing, and analysis tool for students. Designed for use with wired and wireless sensors, the SPARK LXi2 Datalogger simultaneously accommodates up to five wireless sensors and includes two ports for blue PASPORT sensors. It features an interactive, icon-based user interface within a shock-absorbing case and arrives packaged with SPARKvue, MatchGraph!, and Spectrometry software for interactive data collection and analysis. It can additionally connect via Bluetooth to the following interfaces: AirLink, SPARKlink Air, and 550 Universal Interface.
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the PASPORT EKG Sensor.
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High School / Biology
Use a PASPORT EKG sensor to measure and observe the electrical activity of the heart muscle. Note: This investigation has been updated for Wireless sensors in the Essential Biology lab manual (product number EB-6331)
High School / Biology
Students use an EKG sensor to measure and interpret the electrical activity of the heart muscles.
