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Non-invasive quantitative airflow measurement

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Project Overview

A need for a non-invasive quantitative flow sensor device arises not only in the research and teaching field but also in the medical filed inside and especially outside of the hospital environment. Currently, the assessment of airway patency and hence airflow is a subjective measure and very dependent on provider expertise.

The product would be a device, which continuously and non-invasively measures airflow through the upper airways (via a nasal cannula and/or face mask which is used on induction of pediatric patients), giving a quantitative measure of airway patency and indirectly information about ventilator effort/mechanics in non-intubated patients and facilitates early detection of decreased airflow during drug administration.

This device will be a respiratory thermal flow sensor (transducer), which will fulfill the requirements to measure volume flow rates during the breathing cycle.

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Team members from left to right: Jake Kanack, Laura Wierschke, Emily Carroll, Jon Elicson
Team members from left to right: Jake Kanack, Laura Wierschke, Emily Carroll, Jon Elicson

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Team Members

  • Jacob Kanack - Team Leader
  • Jonathan Elicson - Communicator
  • Laura Wierschke - BSAC
  • Emily Carroll - BWIG & BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Prof. Amit Nimunkar - Advisor
  • Dr. Guelay Bilen-Rosas - Client

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