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Telemedicine device for performing respiratory therapy
About
PROBLEM / OPORTUNITY COPD is the fourth cause of death worldwide and is caused mainly by tobacco consumption, smoke inhalation when cooking with biomass and increasing environmental pollution. Specialists suggest performing respiratory physiotherapy and continuous monitoring in order to better control the disease and identify episodes of crisis in a timely manner. In practice, these activities are difficult due to the need of a direct assistance of the care personnel PROPOSAL Respiratory therapy device that integrates telemedicine principles to offer high quality access in a remote way. DETAILS A device and a telemedicine platform that allows: the daily ambulatory measurement of the obstructive state of the patients' airways; the generation of early alerts remotely to the assistance personnel, and; the automatic reproduction of respiratory therapy sessions in a friendly way and that are remotely programmed by specialists. VALUE PROPOSITION Empower users to carry out the care and treatment of their disease from anywhere Maximize the capacity of patient care in centers that provide respiratory therapy services. Detect timely and prevent episodes of crisis, greatly reducing costs to the health system and increasing the quality of life of users.
Key Benefits
There is no product that integrates monitoring of the patient's condition, therapy and preventive detection of episodes of crisis and that also does so through telemedicine principles
Applications
Respiratory therapy to improve lung function in a healthcare center for people with asthma or COPD; Respiratory therapy at home to improve lung function for people with asthma or COPD; Assistance and remote or face-to-face monitoring to carry out the exercises; Integration with other telemedicine tools; Training and training of assistance personnel; Strengthening of the lung function for athletes;