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IPRO team provides breath of fresh air for lung disease patients.
Problem
Thirty Million Americans suffer from lung disease; it is the 3rd most common cause of death in the United
States. There are several drawbacks to the production and use of the medical device which assess lung
function, the spirometer. The current model requires an expensive capital investment to produce, requires
a computer to operate the bulky equipment, needs to be calibrated daily, and requires a separate mouthpiece
for each patient per use.
Solution
The IPRO team developed a lightweight, user-friendly spirometer that meets or exceeds the professional
standards for measuring respiratory flow rate and outperforms traditional equipment. The IIT Spirometer
is inexpensive, easy to use and sterilize, offers automated data recording and has no moving parts which
increase the products durability. Developing viable solutions to this challenging problem required a
multidisciplinary approach over two semesters. The team that was formed consisted of undergraduate and
graduate students from biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, biology, mechanical
engineering, materials engineering and chemical engineering
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Sponsors
The IIT Ed Kaplan Entrepreneurial Studies Program and the Sylvia and Irving Footlik Foundation
Faculty Advisor
David Williams, Professor of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering
Kevin Meade, Professor of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering
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