A team of mechatronics engineering 
students from the University of Chandigarh (India) has developed an IoT-based medical care system that allows those who professionally assist a patient to understand their needs better.
The device is mainly indicated for patients with physical disabilities, older adults and those who have severe medical conditions, as they have a fragile state of health and often resort to gestures to satisfy their needs.
Team member Mayank Verma said: “The idea came when we visited a hospital where I saw a paralytic patient who could not talk asking for water, and there was no one to take care of him.”
How the device works
The system is based on a series of receptors that can be connected to the patient’s hand. Whenever the patient needs assistance, moving his hand sends a notification to his assistant, who can help him perform certain activities such as taking medicines, eating, going to the toilet, and others.
The device contains an IoT card, gesture sensors, power circuits, Wi-Fi modules, an LCD screen with a speaker and can also be connected to online voice systems such as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
Vivek Chauhan, another member of the team, said: “One of the main tasks of the assistance system is to continue to monitor all the factors a patient might need to be treated and the number of times requested, storing essential statistics such as heart rate, BP level, blood glucose monitoring and others. “.
Lalit Yadav, his colleague and team member also added: “Another feature of the system is that it is integrated with an automatic water supply system in which water is slowly dripped into the patient’s mouth as soon as he receives the command”.
The team is working on a solution to reduce costs and make their device more accessible to anyone
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students from the University of Chandigarh (India) has developed an IoT-based medical care system that allows those who professionally assist a patient to understand their needs better.
The device is mainly indicated for patients with physical disabilities, older adults and those who have severe medical conditions, as they have a fragile state of health and often resort to gestures to satisfy their needs.
Team member Mayank Verma said: “The idea came when we visited a hospital where I saw a paralytic patient who could not talk asking for water, and there was no one to take care of him.”
How the device works
The system is based on a series of receptors that can be connected to the patient’s hand. Whenever the patient needs assistance, moving his hand sends a notification to his assistant, who can help him perform certain activities such as taking medicines, eating, going to the toilet, and others.
The device contains an IoT card, gesture sensors, power circuits, Wi-Fi modules, an LCD screen with a speaker and can also be connected to online voice systems such as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
Vivek Chauhan, another member of the team, said: “One of the main tasks of the assistance system is to continue to monitor all the factors a patient might need to be treated and the number of times requested, storing essential statistics such as heart rate, BP level, blood glucose monitoring and others. “.
Lalit Yadav, his colleague and team member also added: “Another feature of the system is that it is integrated with an automatic water supply system in which water is slowly dripped into the patient’s mouth as soon as he receives the command”.
The team is working on a solution to reduce costs and make their device more accessible to anyone
read more source