E&MD - ENGINEERS & MEDICAL DOCTORS
Abstract
An important aspect of teaching is to engage students in the learning process. Nowadays, in the information and technology era, the use of technology in a medical school has a vital impact. Accordingly, the purpose of this project was dedicated to implement the high-tech tool in the medical school of Ilia State University (ISU) to help them teach, train and gain advanced skills of their fellow students. Specifically, this project intends to bring a new Multi-Profile Abdominal Cavity Diagnostics Simulator assembled to imitate symptoms that include expanded, rigid or malfunctioning liver, spleen peritoneum, appendix, or aortic aneurism. Prototype will be tested by the medical doctors and monitored to ascertain its accuracy.
MULTI-PROFILE ABDOMINAL CAVITY DIAGNOSTICS SIMULATOR
E&MD - Engineers & Medical Doctors
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Overview
After discussing several different options, we decided to use “bubbles” that are made from high durability material in the shape of the organs chosen. Air pressure sensors are added to these parts so that the microcontroller can expand the “bubbles” according to the symptoms chosen in the software. The microcontroller checks the external pressure applied to the organs and according to the symptoms and gathered information gives a result.
ORGANS IMPLEMENTED IN THE PROTOTYPE
Liver – expansion, mass, and rigidness are located and can be manually examined under the arc of the right-side ribs. The “patient” feels no pain.
Spleen – expansion is located and can be manually examined under the arc of the left-side ribs. The “patient” feels no pain.
Appendix – local pain feeling is located and can be manually examined in both right and left groin area. The “patient” feels pain on the right side only no matter it is examined on the left or the right side of the groin.
Peritonitis – the abdomen is entirely rigid and tensed and during the manual examination it feels like a one piece of board.
Gallbladder inflammation – pain is located on the in the upper right or mid-portion of the abdomen. Pain is felt while pressing a hand strongly and letting loose rapidly.
E&MD TEAM
ANA TOMASH
Electrical Engineer
Ana started working on, testing, and linking processes between the sensors and the circuit to the Arduino IDE.
After the circuit was fully complete, we ordered our own PCB board which was initially planned to be printed at our campus. Ana designed the PCB online via EasyEDA and then ordered it via JLCPCB.
GIORGI KURKHULI
Computer Engineer
Giorgi was the one who was responsible for the Arduino code. As soon as Ana had the first design of the circuit, he connected it with the application and started working on receiving the data from the sensors. After successfully finishing the Arduino part, he moved to C# code, where he was working with Elene.
