Award Date

12-1-2021

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Committee Member

R. Jacob Baker

Second Committee Member

Sarah Harris

Third Committee Member

Brendan Morris

Fourth Committee Member

Dustin Hines

Number of Pages

124

Abstract

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) and Venous Stasis Ulcers (VSUs) are symptoms which stem from diabetes – a disease effecting over 34 million people in the United States alone as of 2020. This Thesis details the design of a pressure-sensing garment used to enhance the treatment of CVI. The garment uses small force sensors (four levels: the insole of the foot, the lower leg, the lower calf, and the upper calf) to sense the pressure applied by a compression stocking. The sensed data is transmitted wirelessly via Bluetooth to a smartphone application that was developed to display the data and interface with the electronics. The data is displayed on the smartphone application and can be monitored by the patient and/or nurse to ensure that the proper pressure gradient is applied to the leg. The gradient starts at around 30-50 mmHg at the foot and decreases linearly to about 6 mmHg just below the knee. The proper application of this pressure gradient best promotes blood flow and is predicted by medical experts to potentially cut healing time for VSUs from 6 months to as little as just 60 days.

Keywords

Bluetooth; Chronic Venous Insufficiency; Compression Therapy; Microcontrollers; Sensors; Venous Stasis

Disciplines

Computer Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

File Format

pdf

File Size

4600 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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