{"id":23,"date":"2020-09-08T13:49:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2020-12-14T21:35:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T21:35:35","slug":"project-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/project-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>What is the device being innovated?\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bag valve mask (BVM)&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides pressurized ventilation to a patient<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who uses this?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors, nurses, EMT\u2019s, Paramedics, etc.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used when patients cannot control their own airway<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Components of the current device<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mask: connects bag to airway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bag: forces air into airway<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Issues with current design\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficult to determine if an adequate mask seal is achieved.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficult to determine if proper air pressure is being administered to the patient.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inadequate ventilations lead to additional health risks.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gastric Insufflation &#8211; air in the stomach cavity, leads to vomiting putting patient at risk for respiratory aspiration&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypoxia &#8211; insufficient oxygen levels reaching tissues throughout the body<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problem Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Providing a method to correct BVM misuse and offer improved BVM capabilities including positive pressure\/pulse oximeter sensor feedback, automated artificial ventilations, and a more efficient mask seal for medical professionals seeking to provide sufficient oxygen administration to patients suffering from a compromised respiratory condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objective\/Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additions to current Bag-Valve-Mask device<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive Pressure sensor and Pulse Oximeter Monitoring<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides a system sensor to provide feedback throughout the device.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrap around automated bag compression sleeve<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides adequate air volume dependent on feedback system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved seal around mask<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease of potential air loss to surroundings&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporated jaw-thrust seal design to avoid natural airway obstructions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows for more efficient patient status monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides a more successful oxygen administration treatment plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portable and more readily available than the typical machine ventilators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows patient care providers to focus on other tasks at hand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/\">Home Page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/about-us\/\">Team Roles\/About us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: What is the device being innovated? A bag valve mask (BVM)&nbsp; Provides pressurized ventilation to a patient Who uses this? Doctors, nurses, EMT\u2019s, Paramedics, etc.&nbsp; Used when patients cannot control their own airway Components of the current device Mask: connects bag to airway Bag: forces air into airway Issues with current design Difficult to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/project-timeline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About the Project<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/bvm-senior-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}