Accessible Home Vital Signs Monitoring System Kristyn Eilertsen Adam Goodale Stephen Kepper Sunil Narayan Stacey Tarver Group 22 BME 272

Project Background Advisors: Paul King, Ph.D (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering) and John Enderle, Ph.D (Biomedical Engineering Program Director and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering) The growing number of elderly people means even more stress will be placed on emergency rooms Currently at home vital systems or personal nurses are too expensive for everyone to use

Problem Statement Multimodal home vital signs monitor  Body temperature  Weight  Blood pressure  Heart rate  Respiration rate  Blood oxygen level

Patient Challenges Must accommodate patients with varying disabilities  Blind  Deaf  Elderly  Bed ridden  Motor movement challenged  Little technology experience

Requirements User friendly Cost effective Visual usage Audio usage Large responsive user interface Compact Aesthetically pleasing

Data Transmission Device must acquire data Must transmit information to outside source Must be accessible to physicians and health care providers

Limitations Unable to acquire weight information on bed ridden patients Cannot cost over $2000 (project fund) Must be completed by end of Spring semester

Importance of Home Vital Monitoring System Provide cost effective health care Prevent over burdening hospital emergency rooms Focus on healthcare versus “sick care”

Product Demand Elderly hospital visits are costly for the patient and often times only precautionary The growing number of elderly people means even more stress will be placed on emergency rooms Currently at home vital systems or personal nurses are too expensive for everyone to use

Product Goals Remote access Wireless sensors Voice activated Voice response Touch screen Fast response Touchscreen components Wireless sensors Multiple sensor input

Components Computer Software  Data analysis  Voice activation  Voice response  Touch screen Vital sign devices  Force plate (scale)  Breathing rate sensor  Pulse oximeter  Blood pressure sensor  Temperature probe Blood pressure Temperature Pulse oximeter Breathing rate Weight scale

Estimated Prices Desktop computer ………………..$ Heart rate sensor …………………$ Blood pressure sensor …………..$ Breathing rate sensor……… $ Weight scale …………………….. $ Temperature probe ………………$ Pulse oximeter ……………………$ Data analysis software …………..$ FREE Touchscreen software ………….. $ Voice activation software ………..$  TOTAL: $

Current Status Weighing out both the benefits and drawbacks of the different sensors produced by both Vernier and Pasco Investigating possibility of incorporating voice activation and wireless Determining whether to include pulse oximetry Adding security features to wireless transmissions

Conclusion In the near Future….  Purchasing of voice activation, sensor recognition/recording, and possible touch screen software  Preliminary testing of most affective software corresponding to system requirements and already set budget  Design Construction and Testing