Project Description:
Our goal is to develop a non-invasive device that EMTs can use that can continuously measure diastolic blood pressure while performing compressions. There are various parts of the project that we can focus on, which are the prototyping of a flat cuff that can be filled with fluid, testing and optimizing the current prototype already developed by Dr. Shoykhet and his team, and modeling the propagation of waves through the cuff and on the pressure sensor. Key features include the utilization of water for faster, more accurate measurements, the ability to measure pressure during both inflation and deflation, low compliance due to the non-compressible nature of the fluid, and a feedback loop system incorporating pressure sensors and a piston mechanism.
