Medical Devices and Respiratory Sensing
We design practical systems for physiological measurement, bedside data acquisition and respiratory support.
Respiratory impedance and lung-sound assessment
A low-cost speaker-based platform combining pressure, flow and audio measurements for respiratory assessment. These devices will not require any additional effort from patients, making them ideal for children, the elderly, and individuals with physical limitations. They will enable the early diagnosis of diseases like asthma and COPD while supporting the creation of region-specific reference values, revolutionizing respiratory care across diverse healthcare settings.
Hydrostatic neonatal pressure support
This project envisions the development of a simple and reliable bubble T-piece resuscitator that can provide stable inspiratory and expiratory pressures using basic hydrostatic pressure principles. By regulating pressure through the height of a water column and controlled bubbling, the system offers a passive and intuitive method of pressure control without relying on complex electronics. The goal is to create an affordable, easy-to-operate respiratory support device that can improve the safety and consistency of neonatal ventilation, particularly in settings where advanced equipment may not be readily available.
ICU waveform acquisition
Reliable bedside acquisition and streaming of ventilator pressure, flow and volume signals using laptop and embedded-computing platforms.
Monitoring lung mechanics in ICU
Mechanical ventilation is essential for patients who cannot breathe adequately on their own, but important features such as respiratory effort and changing lung mechanics are still difficult to assess continuously at the bedside. Together with physiological sensing, signal processing, and patient-specific computational modelling, the measurements are used to better characterize patient effort and lung mechanics during assisted breathing. The broader goal is to improve the assessment of patient–ventilator interaction and support more individualized respiratory care.
Development principles
We translate clinical requirements into simple, measurable and deployable engineering systems.
Clinically defined need
Specifications begin with the intended user, measurement and operating environment.
Simple operating principle
Design choices are made understandable, testable and maintainable.
Quantitative validation
Accuracy, repeatability, latency, reliability and failure recovery are evaluated explicitly.
Affordable translation
Cost and practical deployment are treated as engineering constraints from the beginning.
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We welcome students and collaborators interested in medical devices, respiratory sensing, physiological measurement and clinical translation.
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