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  • Medical Devices
  • Intensive Care Medicine

Background:

  • Mechanical ventilation presents challenges due to high patient variability in response.
  • Current weaning practices rely on clinical experience, leading to care inequalities.
  • Personalized mechanical ventilation can address these inequalities and improve patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a pressure and flow sensor system for personalized mechanical ventilation.
  • To create a framework for closed-loop or semi-closed-loop mechanical ventilator support.
  • To integrate the sensor system with digital twin models for enhanced patient care.

Main Methods:

  • The system utilizes two 3D-printed custom Venturis and a Y-piece with differential pressure sensors.
  • Measurements include gauge, inhalation, and exhalation pressure with an operating range of ±50.8 cmH2O.
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication via ESP32-S3 boards facilitates the closed-loop framework.

Main Results:

  • The sensor system demonstrated a mean error of 3.2% in flow data.
  • The device enables real-time pressure data transmission for digital twin simulations.
  • Commands are sent to a BLE-controlled ventilator, establishing a closed-loop system.

Conclusions:

  • This sensor system provides a foundation for developing and validating personalized mechanical ventilation.
  • Integration with digital twin models enhances the potential for individualized patient treatment.
  • The technology aims to improve the quality and consistency of intensive care unit interventions.