Inspired airflow measuring device

UBICU

Utility Model Patent NC2023/0007647, Colombia (Granted).

Medical device to support physiotherapy through visual stimulation with video game, which is responsible for measuring the inspired airflow and transmits data to the cloud to monitor the patient with quantitative and online information of the patient’s performance in physiotherapy, for the performance of clinical studies and evaluation of the results of pulmonary re-expansion.

Health

Applications in intra-hospital and extra-hospital sectors of respiratory physiotherapy.

The device allows for the non-intrusive capture of the airflow signal from the patient. Additionally, it provides a technological tool for medical prescription and general patient information management, transmitting quantitative data for physiotherapy analysis via software.

Promote patient adherence to respiratory physiotherapy for lung re-expansion through a game on a mobile device that includes exercise prescriptions and interacts with the patient.
To facilitate the physiotherapist’s prescription of pulmonary re-expansion physiotherapy to patients in remote locations.
Measure and record the performance of the lung re-expansion performed by the patient and prescribed by the physiotherapist.
To provide remote support, by the physiotherapist, to the patient within their pulmonary recovery process based on the performance results of the prescribed exercises.
Provide real-time feedback to the physiotherapist on the execution of physiotherapy exercises when communication conditions are guaranteed.
Lung re-expansion 80% superior to the best-selling device (clinically validated with 30 healthy users)

Pontifical Javeriana University of Cali

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