UW Medical Center
Miniaturization of UWMC Medical Equipment Asset Tracking Device
Every month, 10-15 pieces of medical equipment go missing at UW Medical Center because current tracking devices lose power and go silent, which costs the hospital $30 per replacement and hours of staff time. This team built a smarter, smaller asset tracker with a long-lasting battery, motion-based smart wakeup, and a live dashboard that sends maintenance alerts so staff always know where every device is. This team turned a chronic, expensive problem into a solution that hospitals can actually use to track these expensive tools.
Faculty Adviser(s)
James Ritcey, Electrical & Computer Engineering
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