Lung Technologies

Therapeutic Incentive Spirometer With E-flex

This student team will work to develop a next-generation Therapeutic Incentive Spirometer which will incorporate a first of its kind digital user-interface to provide hard clinical data on the patient's use of the device and their progress or lack of progress. The Spirometer this student team will work to develop will also incorporate a first of its kind oxygen and albuterol administer port for patients on oxygen therapy, thus, providing currently two functions into one device. Currently, there is no way to monitor a patient's use of an Incentive Spirometer. This is a large problem in hospitals today that desperately needs to be addressed. Also, there is no way to administer oxygen or medicine through an Incentive Spirometer. This requires 2 to 3 separate procedures for the healthcare provider taking up valuable time and resources. This student team will work to incorporate this into one procedure. Key product enhancements, design parameters and performance this student team will work to incorporate for this project include: -Spirometer: -redesign handle to make it a more ergonomic feel. -reduce volume on Spirometer to 4000ml. from 5000ml. -reduce height of Spirometer by 1 - 1-1/2 inches. -move 'good, better, best' window to right side of diaphragm from left side. -Oxygen and albuterol administer port. -Electronic User-interface: Develop a rail system as described in the video provided by Lung Technologies to be adjustable every 250 ml's from 500 to 4000 ml's. -Develop sensor that reads diaphragm upon reaching desired goal, i.e. 3500 ml's. -Incorporate an LCD screen to notify patient of successful "Sustained Maximal Inhalation" or SMI. -Include a numeric counter 1/10 - 2/10 up to 10/10 in the screen. -re-set button -on/off switch -patient 10 minute reminder with an audio and flashing light reminder -sleep mode activator between inhalations, awakens when patient picks up Spirometer via motion sensor -rechargeable power source to last minimum of 3 8-hour sessions of use. The outcome this student team will work to achieve is a fully functional working prototype including meeting all of the design parameters and performance indicators.