Design of a Wireless, Passive, Single-Use Emergency Call System
In order to improve patient access to nurses during emergencies, a wireless wrist-mounted call button system was developed. The goal of this project was to create a simple, easy-to-use system that features a completely passive, wireless call button. Three major problems in existing systems - inabili...
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| author | Staats, Wayne Lawrence Lorenc, Daniel P Zhang, Zihao Huwe, Ethan L Barineau, Mark M Slocum Jr., Alexander H |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Staats, Wayne Lawrence Lorenc, Daniel P Zhang, Zihao Huwe, Ethan L Barineau, Mark M Slocum Jr., Alexander H |
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| description | In order to improve patient access to nurses during emergencies, a wireless wrist-mounted call button system was developed. The goal of this project was to create a simple, easy-to-use system that features a completely passive, wireless call button. Three major problems in existing systems - inability for patients to locate or reach the button, unnecessary user interface complexity, and the introduction of a potential vector for hospital-contracted illness - were addressed in the design. The wireless nature of the device ensures that it is always near the patient. A single-button interface considerably simplifies its use in comparison to multi-button systems, eliminating the possibility of incorrect button presses. Finally, the proposed call button uses inexpensive technologies and can be manufactured for such a low cost that it can be offered as a single-use device, eliminating the possibility of patient-to-patient disease transmission. Using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, patients are able to call for hospital staff from any location in the hospital that is covered by readers. The call button uses a passive RFID tag that can be turned on or off by a mechanical switch. A second tag is used to notify the system when a patient is out of range. The design was prototyped and tested, and future improvements are suggested. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1200802022-10-01T23:50:24Z Design of a Wireless, Passive, Single-Use Emergency Call System Staats, Wayne Lawrence Lorenc, Daniel P Zhang, Zihao Huwe, Ethan L Barineau, Mark M Slocum Jr., Alexander H Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Staats, Wayne Lawrence Lorenc, Daniel P Zhang, Zihao Huwe, Ethan L Barineau, Mark M Slocum Jr., Alexander H In order to improve patient access to nurses during emergencies, a wireless wrist-mounted call button system was developed. The goal of this project was to create a simple, easy-to-use system that features a completely passive, wireless call button. Three major problems in existing systems - inability for patients to locate or reach the button, unnecessary user interface complexity, and the introduction of a potential vector for hospital-contracted illness - were addressed in the design. The wireless nature of the device ensures that it is always near the patient. A single-button interface considerably simplifies its use in comparison to multi-button systems, eliminating the possibility of incorrect button presses. Finally, the proposed call button uses inexpensive technologies and can be manufactured for such a low cost that it can be offered as a single-use device, eliminating the possibility of patient-to-patient disease transmission. Using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, patients are able to call for hospital staff from any location in the hospital that is covered by readers. The call button uses a passive RFID tag that can be turned on or off by a mechanical switch. A second tag is used to notify the system when a patient is out of range. The design was prototyped and tested, and future improvements are suggested. 2019-01-15T20:16:20Z 2019-01-15T20:16:20Z 2010-11 2019-01-02T16:55:59Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 978-0-7918-4426-7 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120080 Staats, Wayne L., Dan P. Lorenc, Zihao Zhang, Ethan L. Huwe, Mark M. Barineau, and Alexander H. Slocum. “Design of a Wireless, Passive, Single-Use Emergency Call System.” Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 12-18 November, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, ASME, 2010. © 2010 by ASME http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-40681 Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf ASME International ASME |
| spellingShingle | Staats, Wayne Lawrence Lorenc, Daniel P Zhang, Zihao Huwe, Ethan L Barineau, Mark M Slocum Jr., Alexander H Design of a Wireless, Passive, Single-Use Emergency Call System |
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