Improved Microcontroller-Based Electronic Respiratory Training

Authors

Steven A. Parkison, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jay D. Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on Year: 2013

Comments

U.S. Government work

Abstract

Respiratory training is a critical component of many rehabilitation plans, including those of stroke patients. Many current respiratory training techniques lack efficient methods for quantifying progress and updating testing parameters. A previously-developed microcontroller-based device, designed in conjunction with clinicians at the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, has demonstrated promising results. Here, a prototype of a revised device that is network connected and remoatly sends trial information is presented.\ The proposed device demonstrates enhanced functionality, while being smaller and using less power than the original prototype.