Monitor the location of asthma inhaler usage.

News About this Project

• Company: Propeller Health (Previously Asthmapolis) (2007)

Project Overview

We are creating a prototype of an asthma inhaler (or a device attached to an asthma inhaler) capable of communicating the time, date, and location where the inhaler was used, as well as to design the software to accompany the data. This project is important in the tracking of allergy and asthma symptoms, outbreak control, and general health observations with respect to populations in certain areas of the United States and, ultimately, the entire globe. Surveillance to this point has been limited to the delayed analysis of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for relatively severe episodes.

Files

• Mid Semester Presentation (Fall 2007) (April 24, 2008)
• Poster Presentation (Fall 2007) (April 24, 2008)
• Final Paper (Fall 2007) (April 24, 2008)
• Product Design Specifications (April 24, 2008)
• Mid Semester Presentation (Spring 2008) (April 24, 2008)
• Poster Presentation (Spring 2008) (May 1, 2008)
• GPS Inhaler User Guide (May 1, 2008)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Peter Ma - Team Leader
• Michael Alexander - Communicator
• Mollie Lange - BSAC
• Joe Cabelka - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Mitchell Tyler - Advisor
• David Van Sickle - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2008: GPS Linked Inhaler
• Fall 2007: Networked GPS-enabled metered-dose inhaler for real-time mapping of asthma exacerbations
• Spring 2007: GPS-enabled inhaler