Welcome to Vertigone. Here are some of our goals for creating an effective, at-home therapy device to treat vertigo with real time feedback and guidance through the Epley Maneuver. We can’t wait to show you what we accomplish and how Vertigone will revolutionize BPPV treatment.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition that can affect older adults and concussed athletes, and involves calcium carbonate crystals otoconia that are normally positioned in the utricle that become dislodged in the vestibular canal. Symptoms of the condition consist of ongoing body orientation issues and dizziness. Non-invasive treatment for the condition involves placing patients through a set of motions classified as the Epley Maneuver, a therapeutic treatment usually performed with assistance. Use of The Epley Maneuver to treat BPPV has a reported success rate of ninety percent. Currently, the primary alternative to an at-home treatment device for BPPV is the DizzyFix, but this has issues with stability and lacks any performance feedback. The Epley Maneuver System is designed to remove need for trained professional assistance by providing auditory feedback for position and timing to the user during the treatment session as well as performance analysis. In order to function properly, key elements of this medical device include the ability to measure head angle, position, and movement timings, as well as being able to transfer the data from the treatment sessions to a seperate device.
-The Vertigone Team
The Device Must…
1) Guide the user through the Epley Maneuver by measuring a positional error of 10°.
2) Allow for full-body motions of the Epley Maneuver and weigh less than 4 lbs.
3) Measure head position and motion by accurately measuring a range of angles on each axis.
4) Provide timely feedback in less than 3 seconds.
5) Record clinically relevant metrics.
6) Transmit data from treatment session at 1 Mb/s or greater.
7) Be powered throughout treatment, i.e. at least 20 minutes.
8) Be able to fit a variety of head sizes.
9) Be comfortable for user to wear.
Conrad Johnson Award
The Epley Maneuver System team (Jonathon Borgognoni, Samuel Safar and Ryan Sokolow) have all been awarded the Conrad Johnson Award by The College of New Jersey’s School of Engineering for distinguished work in craftsmanship and senior project!