• DocumentCode
    567615
  • Title

    Advanced hyperbaric oxygen therapies in automated multiplace chambers

  • Author

    De Paco, José Manuel ; Pérez-Vidal, Carlos ; Salinas, Antonio ; Gutiérrez, María Dolores ; Sabater, José María ; Fernández, Eduardo

  • Author_Institution
    Biomedicai Neuroengineering Group, Miguel Hernandez Univ., Elche, Spain
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    24-27 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Lastpage
    206
  • Abstract
    Hyperbaric (HBO) Oxygen Therapy is a method used to administer pure oxygen at a pressure which is greater than atmospheric pressure to a patient in order to increase the concentration of O2 in the tissues, blood and cells, and correct or improve certain conditions. The incorporation of automation and computer-based technologies thus makes the following possible: an almost perfect profile tracking, painless treatments (number of barotraumas is drastically reduced), repeatability, research, and the treatment of special conditions patients, such as pediatrics and patients with neurological diseases. The automated chamber presented in this work has been successfully tested over a 9 month period, with the application of approximately 540 standard treatments and 180 treatments for people with special conditions.
  • Keywords
    control engineering computing; diseases; medical computing; neurophysiology; oxygen; patient treatment; advanced hyperbaric oxygen therapies; almost perfect profile tracking; automated multiplace chambers; automation technologies; computer-based technologies; neurological diseases; painless treatments; special conditions patient treatment; Automation; Injuries; Libraries; Medical treatment; Regulators; Standards; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2012 4th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • ISSN
    2155-1774
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1199-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290298
  • Filename
    6290298