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BabyWaves: Neonatal EEG Monitor for Low Resource Settings

 

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Membership level
2015-2016 Team
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Team Name
NeuroNates
Project Title
BabyWaves: Neonatal EEG Monitor for Low Resource Settings
Design Challenge
We aim to create a low cost, intuitive, reusable, and complete neonatal EEG monitor to address the lack of proper neurological care in low and middle income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The BabyWaves is the first device of its kind to be designed specifically for use in low-­resource settings to aid in the monitoring and detection of neonatal seizures.

The system implements a combination of brain activity and video monitoring in order to increase the accuracy and efficacy of seizure diagnoses. It is battery powered, requires no consumables, and maintains individual patient data storage for easy access. It provides a rechargeable, reusable, and intuitive solution that allows physicians in these low­-resource settings to visualize EEG signals along with patient movements to verify seizure activity with confidence.
(Last edited 5/1/2016).
Date Updated
Friday, April 29, 2016
Sponsors
Lloyd Kirchner
Department(s)
  • Global Health Technologies
  • Bioengineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • OTHER
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Faculty Advisor 1 - Name
Z. Maria Oden
Faculty Advisor 1 - Department
  • BIOE
 

Team Members

Award(s) and Recognition
First Place, 2016 American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Annual Conference Student Design Competition
Outstanding Design in Bioengineering
Honorable Mention, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Debut Competition
Winner
Rapid Prototyping Tools Used
  • Laser Cutter
  • Dimension 3D printer
  • PCB Mill
  • Soldering Station
  • Oscilloscope
  • Hand Tools
  • Machine Shop Drill Press
Facilities Used
  • Conference Rooms
  • Computer Lab or Computer Nook
  • Specialty Software
  • Printers/ Copiers
  • Wet Lab
  • Electronics Lab or Tools from Electronics Lab
Electronic Tools Used
  • Arduino
  • Hand assembled Protoboard/perf board
  • Professionally Custom made PCB
  • LED
  • LCD display
  • Digital Multi-meter
Software Used
  • Solid Works
  • NI Labview
  • Matlab
  • Eagle
PROPER ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
This project was sponsored by Lloyd Kirchner. The design work for this project was supported by the resources of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen.

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