Edema Slip

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  Edema Monitor Sock

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Inspiration

Allowing people to obtain clearer data on their medical symptoms helps them feel more control over their symptom and thus more confident in managing it. By speaking to nurses, we found that current methods of measuring the swelling caused by edema can be difficult to qualify and accurately compare a patient's symptoms.

What it does

The edema monitor is a sock/sleeve designed to measure the swelling of a patient in comparison to their baseline non-swollen extremity. By using conductive thread around the circumferences that are commonly used to assess edema, the monitor will collect and provide data on the expansion of the area and document it as a data set or visual graph.

How I built it

A light weight stretch sock contains conductive threads which are connected to an arduino. The arduino has bluetooth connection to a computer or phone app.

Challenges I ran into

Figuring out how to program the arduino and organize the data into a set and visual element.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Working with technology while only having minimal beginner experience, utilizing different sewing machines on stretch material.

What I learned

The hardware can be the trickiest part. One step at a time you must figure out what items you need, then how to make it function, then finally how to get the results you want.

What's next for Edema Monitor

Hopefully seeing this concept help people with edema to understand their condition more through organized data and to further develop into a product that allows greater accessibility to those with chronic conditions.

Table #31, 32 Rm# 322

Dillon Gast, Mckenzie Harmon, Nate Herndon, Lindsay Jennings, Michelle Miller

Built With

• arduino