Non-invasive wireless blood gas and respiratory monitoring

In the proposed project the overall goal is to develop a non-invasive wireless respiratory vital sign monitoring system targeting the critical care market. The monitoring system will be adapted to patients with respiratory and ventilation risks. The market for respiratory vital sign monitoring, relevant for the proposed product, has an estimated turnover of 10 billion USD, and is growing at a rate of 7% per year. The market can be considered mature, and the level of innovation low, and the need for technical improvement for the users is high. The main novelty of the proposed respiratory vital sign monitoring system is the complete absence of cables, bands, belts and portable telemetry boxes. One of main problems with commercial available respiratory monitoring systems is that they requires the use of long cables/belts a cross or around the torso to measure the respiration. The handling time, due to cables and problems related to cables, are substantial. Furthermore, the cables, belts and box lead to increased risk of infection from multi-resistant bacteria. Here we propose the use of new miniaturised wearable sensors that are totally cable free. Our product will have NO cables going to different parts of the body. Instead, the monitoring system will consist of a wireless sensor attached directly to the torso. The wearable wireless sensors will consist of a disposable part and a part that can be recycled and reconditioned. This has several benefits for the end user, for example it will not be necessary to sterilize the sensors between patients, only change the disposable cover. Thus the risk of problems associated with multi-resistant bacteria, will be minimized. The unique selling point will be 1) Considerable reduction in handling time for hospital staff 2) Minimized risk of contamination and infection 3) Increased patient safety and comfort 4) Improved signal accuracy and quality.