Design of Device to Monitor Asthma Severity Using Mainstream Technology while Administering Medication

Abstract

A CO2 measuring device is proposed based on a mainstream technique which would be able to classify the asthmatic condition while administering the medication to the patients. A SprintIR CO2 sensor is used for extracting CO2 concentration from the patient. In order to provide medication to the patient, a nebulizer is used that was combined together with the CO2 measuring device which is designed by the 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software where the design is printed using 3D printing machine. The device uses a facemask to channel the gases where it measures the types of conditions which are ‘No Asthma’, ‘Mild Asthma’ and ‘Severe Asthma’. The preliminary test results for 9 asthmatic patients and 10 non-asthmatic individuals shows that the device can measure their conditions successfully. Meanwhile, it can also deliver medication to the patients if the condition is ‘Severe Asthma’.

Prediction of Pulmonary Function Parameters Based on a Combination Algorithm

“…The embedded system of the handheld device is shown in Figure 2, including a microprocessor module, power management module, 4G communication module, display module, keyboard control module, a sensor acquisition module [18].…”