Group 4: Medical Intake Chair

Jordan French, BMEDavid McMillan, BME

Tamim Sookoor, CompE

Mr. Tim Clemons, Project SponsorDr. Paul King, Faculty Advisor

20 March 2006

Client Requirements

• Accommodate obese patients

• Measure the following diagnostics– Weight– Temperature– Oxygen saturation– Heart rate– Blood pressure

• Check for abnormalities

• Store information in a database

Project Objectives

• Capture data from vital signs monitor and floor scale

• Alert user of errors via printer and alarm

• Store information in Microsoft Access and XML format

• Hardware and software delivered upon project’s completion

Medical Error in America

“Medical errors kill some 44,000 people in U.S. hospitals each year. Another study

puts the number much higher, at 98,000…More people die from medical mistakes each year than from highway

accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.”

US Institute of MedicineDivision of Heath Care Services, 2004

http://www4.nas.edu/news.nsf/6a3520dc2dbfc2ad85256ca8005c1381/f7c9ecf499e6f1f885256ca70072dbd8?OpenDocument

Current Status

• Hardware– Inscale Model U2 utility

floorscale– Transcell TI-500e Digital

Indicator– Datascope Accutorr Plus– Bariatric chair– Computer

• Contacts– Mr. Phil Davis– Dr. Ken Schriver– Mr. David Staggs

http://www.datascope.com/pm/accutorrplus.html

XML Format• Required fields

– Patient name– 9 digit medical record number– Time stamp– Physician name

• Example<patrec>

<name>Jordan French</name><mednum>123456789</mednum><date>3-19-2006</date><phys>Dr. Phil</phys>

</patrec>

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Evaluation Chart

Fastened w/ Bolts "Tripod" method Lowering of COG

Categories Weights Value Product Value Product Value Product

Cost 3 5 15 3 9 2 6

Const. Time 2 4 8 3 6 4 8

Simplicity 5 5 25 1 5 3 15

Weight 3 5 15 4 12 1 3

Reliability 4 4 16 2 8 4 16

Total 79 40 48

Past Five Weeks• Interfaced with floor scale

and VSM with Visual Basic

• Captured and stored data in Microsoft Access document

• Determined data entry format for STAR (XML)

• Resized and recalibrated scale

• Tested prototype

http://www.spartansystems.com/catalog/images/products/TI-500E2.gif

Future Directions

• Receive bariatric chair and attach to scale

• Interpret the monitor’s response to the computer and fine-tune device

• Conclude testing

• Submit final product to client

Questions?Comments?

Please visithttp://www.bme.vanderbilt.edu/srdesign/2005/group4/