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UAIPD 13-0042 Wheel Chair Cushion Monitor
Inventor: Edward Sazonov
Current Problems• Approximately 25% of acute spinal cord injury
(SCI) patients develop a pressure ulcer • Up to 80% of patients, overall, developing one at
some point during their life• Pressure ulcers most commonly develop over
bony prominences – Sacrum, ischium, heels, and trochanters as the
most common locations • Prevention is the optimal treatment for pressure
ulcers in SCI patients – Seated patients must be repositioned every 20 to
30 minutes to avoid prolonged pressure exposure– Pressure mapping is currently used to track weight
shifting– Methods for pressure mapping are very expensive
and not very accurate
• Novel cushion monitoring system – Detects prolonged pressure areas– Automatically mechanically
adjusts patients to prevent pressure ulcers
– Displays real time feedback to devices such as smartphones or tablets
Technology
• Automatic detection and adjusting of patients
• Real time feedback through user-friendly devices
• Measures patients body weight and physical activity – Does not require removing patient from
chair• Works with both manual and powered
chairs
Advantages
• Dr. Edward Sazonov– Associate Professor– Electrical and
Computer Engineering– 30+ publications– 2 patent applications
Inventor