Electronic Bedside Device to Measure Jugular Venous Pressure
Project Overview
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, and measuring the jugular venous pressure is one of the best ways to assess heart failure patients. There are ways to measure the JVP now, but the most commonly used method is not always accurate. If an exact measurement is needed, the way to determine this is both invasive and uncomfortable. Therefore, our goal is to create and noninvasive device to accurately measure the JVP for our client, Dr. Yale.
This project consists of measuring the jugular venous pressure using sensors placed on the body, which would measure the chest circumference of the patient to locate the right atrium, the distance from the right atrium to the sternal angle then to the pulsation of the external jugular vein in the neck, and the incline angle. These results would then be transferred and displayed on a computer monitor.
Team Picture
Files
- Jugular Venous Pressure Device Mid Semester Report (October 24, 2012)
- PDS (October 24, 2012)
- PDS (September 21, 2012)
- Final Poster (December 12, 2012)
- Final Paper (December 12, 2012)
- Mid Semester Presentation (October 30, 2012)
- Final PDS (December 12, 2012)
Contact Information
Team Members
- Anthony Schmitz - Team Leader
- Taylor Moehling - Communicator
- Danielle Horn - BSAC
- Kelsie Harris - BWIG
Advisor and Client
- Prof. Chris Brace - Advisor
- Dr. Steven Yale - Client