Norman Jefferis "Jeff" Holter | |
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Born | Helena, Montana, U.S. | February 1, 1914
Died | July 21, 1983 Helena, Montana, U.S. | (aged 69)
Known for | inventor of the Holter monitor |
Scientific career | |
Fields | biophysicist |
Norman Jefferis "Jeff" Holter (February 1, 1914 – July 21, 1983) was an American biophysicist who invented the Holter monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Holter donated the rights to his invention to medicine.[1][2][3]