Title :
Senior design project: an alternative to the audible alarm on a respirator unit
Author :
Ventura, Andrew Gil ; Reisman, Stanley
Author_Institution :
New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this Senior Design project was to build a viable alternative to the audible alarm found on a commercial ventilator unit. The alternate alarm was needed because the caretaker to a patient on the ventilator was hearing-impaired and needed a non-auditory system to be alerted to the alarm, Two viable options for the alarm were considered: a visible, light-based system, and a vibratory-motion, wireless transmitter-receiver system. The second option was chosen because of its practicality, efficiency, and low-cost effectiveness. This paper discusses the background of the project, the progression of the project, encountered problems, and the performance of the finished project
Keywords :
alarm systems; biomedical equipment; orthotics; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; vibration measurement; audible alarm alternative; commercial ventilator unit; efficiency; encountered problems; finished project performance; hearing-impaired caretaker; low-cost effectiveness; medical instrumentation; practicality; respirator unit; vibratory-motion wireless transmitter-receiver system; Auditory system; Automotive materials; Batteries; Circuits; Connectors; Costs; Gas insulated transmission lines; Light emitting diodes; Power supplies; Radio transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the IEEE 24th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Hershey, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4544-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1998.664899
