TY - GEN
T1 - Design of peripheral edema measurement device for home use
AU - George, Stephanie M.
AU - Langley, Brandon D.
AU - Weaver, Elizabeth M.B.
AU - Hardin, Sonya R.
AU - Yao, Jianchu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/13
Y1 - 2016/10/13
N2 - Due to improvements in cardiovascular care, more patients are living longer but ultimately developing heart failure. It is important for patients with chronic conditions, like heart failure, to self-manage and monitor their symptoms. One symptoms that can be indicative of worsening heart failure is peripheral edema. Therefore, we present a concept for a HeartSMART system capable of edema measurement in the home with remote connection to and feedback from providers. The goal of the system is to provide a tool for heart failure patients to manage their disease. The work presented herein describes the system design and preliminary testing using simulated edema models. The system uses displacement and force sensors and mimics the gold standard finger indentation performed by care providers. The results for the edema models (foam) show increasing displacement with edema severity.
AB - Due to improvements in cardiovascular care, more patients are living longer but ultimately developing heart failure. It is important for patients with chronic conditions, like heart failure, to self-manage and monitor their symptoms. One symptoms that can be indicative of worsening heart failure is peripheral edema. Therefore, we present a concept for a HeartSMART system capable of edema measurement in the home with remote connection to and feedback from providers. The goal of the system is to provide a tool for heart failure patients to manage their disease. The work presented herein describes the system design and preliminary testing using simulated edema models. The system uses displacement and force sensors and mimics the gold standard finger indentation performed by care providers. The results for the edema models (foam) show increasing displacement with edema severity.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591699
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591699
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 28269250
AN - SCOPUS:85009070712
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 4387
EP - 4390
BT - 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
Y2 - 16 August 2016 through 20 August 2016
ER -