DW4- 04

CamilleJinhaiGinliZiwei

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• Blood pressure regulating system with a holistic

approach to improve user’s hypertension condition

• System: wireless portable blood pressure measuring device + Smartphone + website

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• Uncontrolled or inadequate treatment of hypertension• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death

(32.8%)• Early treatment of hypertension is essential to prevent heart

disease and stroke

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• Affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide (26.4% of global population)

• Figure expected to increase to 1.56 billion people by the year 2025 (29.2% of global population)

• Due to aging population and fast-paced lifestyles leading to unhealthy diets and lack of exercise

• The leading risk factor for mortality

4Photos from http://www.stressrelatedillness.com/stress-and-hypertension.html and http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-hypertension-ess.html

• Most BP machines are too bulky• Regular measurement of Blood Pressure

level (at least twice a day)• Regular visits to the doctor• Regular intake of medication (not all

cases)• Most devices currently available in Market

are solely for the purpose of measuring Blood pressure level

• Accuracy problem with most BP machines

5Photo from http://www.firstaidwarehouse.co.uk/pic/280x280/08/91/ad_automatic_digital_blood_pressure_monitor_ua767_891.jpg

• Targeted user group– Aged 50-59– Working adults– Familiar with phones– With hypertension issue (36.2%)

6Photo from http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/uploaded_images/50-year-old-man-761579.jpg

1. DEVICE– Device is always on the wrist– Regular & automatic monitoring of blood

pressure– Synchronizing data with the phone

2. SMARTPHONE – Display of BP results– Remind medicine intake– Emergency alert for high BP– Automatic and manual recording of data– Automatic transfer of data from phone to online

database– Receiving RSS feeds on hypertension information

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Photo from http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/05/gadgets.apple

3. WEBSITE• Charts and summary of data• Doctors access data to be monitored and

interpreted• Significant articles, information,

and news feeds on BP• Setting appointment with

the doctor• Users interacting among

themselves and with doctors

in the forum

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Photo from http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-29029921/stock-photo-young-female-doctors-sitting-in-front-of-a-laptop-computer.html

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Physical• Daily wear in Singapore

– Climate & weather: Warm and fairly humid summer temperatures throughout the year (approximately 30ºC/86ºF during the day and 23ºC/74ºF in the evening)

• Condition: Noisy or Quiet• Technological: fast or slow processing speed of

phone

Social • Office Ethics• Privacy Issues• Customer Service offered on our website

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Blood pressure data

Data transmission, updates and application downloads

Monitoring by blood pressure specialists

Emergency buzz

Users

Mobile phone

Website

Doctors

Input

Our Device

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DoctorsUsers

Mobile phone

Website

Our Device

Wireless connection

Bluetooth

AmbulatoryBlood PressureMonitoring(ABPM)

Telecom network

Wireless connection

• iN2015 Master Plan• ABPM (already available in Market)

12Photos from http://www.bloodpressuremonitorguide.com/panasonic-ew3153w-upper-arm-blood-pressure-monitor-with-wireless-display-11.htmlAnd http://www.switched.com/tag/monitoring/ and http://www.ida.gov.sg/

• Holistic approach• Convenience• Automatic• In line with Government

healthcare plan for 2015• Accuracy

13Photos from http://www.ida.gov.sg/doc/About%20us/About_Us_Level2/20071005103551/06_Healthcare_and_Biomedical_Sciences.pdf