Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Vital Sensory Kit For Use With Telemedicine In Developing Countries |
| Authors: |
Pacheco, Alejandra, Hernandez, Jose, Maldonado-Liu, Antonio, Arrizon, Natalie |
| Publisher: |
Scholar Commons |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
Santa Clara University Scholar Commons |
| Subject Terms: |
Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering |
| More Details: |
In many developing countries, a large percentage of the population lacks access to adequate healthcare. This is especially true in India where close to 70% of the population lives in rural areas and has little to no access to hospitals or clinics. People living in rural India often times cannot afford to pay to see a doctor should they need to make the journey to a hospital. Telemedicine, a breakthrough in the past couple decades, has broken down the barrier between the patient and the physician. It has slowly been implemented in India to make doctors more available to patients through the use of video conferences and other forms of communication. A compact and affordable kit has been developed that will be used to take a patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose concentration and oxygen saturation. Our most novel contribution is the non-invasive glucose sensor that will use a near-infrared LED and photodiode in the patient’s earlobe. Currently millions of diabetics do this by pricking their finger. By wirelessly sending data results from the vital sign kit, the first essential part of a treatment can be carried out via wireless communication, saving the doctor and patient time and money. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Access URL: |
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/idp_senior/35 |
| Accession Number: |
scu.idp.senior.1034 |
| Database: |
SCU Scholar Commons |
