Non-invasive quantitative airflow measurement
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- Company: AyrFlo (2020)
- News: WARF Innovation Award winners take on ... airway obstruction (October 12, 2016)
- Publication: Non-Invasive Quantitative Airflow Measurement, International Anesthesia Research Society, Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium Poster (May 2016)
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Project Overview
Anesthesia and sedation show an increased morbidity in non-intubated and spontaneously breathing patients due to delayed upper-airway obstruction detection. Current monitoring techniques are ineffective in directly measuring airflow changes necessary to detect early airway obstruction in spontaneously breathing and non-intubated patients. A commercial sensor for open-circuit flow measurement was developed into an open-circuit flow system (OCFS). The OCFS provides a volume measurement in an open circuit and senses flow through a facemask. The device is intended to be used with pediatric patients during inhalation induction.
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Team Members
- Jacob Kanack - Team Leader
- Emily Carroll - Communicator & BPAG
- Ping Hu - BSAC
- Laura Wierschke - BWIG
Advisor and Client
- Prof. Amit Nimunkar - Advisor
- Dr. Guelay Bilen-Rosas - Client
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