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In this work we developed a Smart Breath Analyzer device devoted to the tele-monitoring of exhaled air in patients suffering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) and home-assisted by mechanical ventilation. The device based on sensors allows remote monitoring of a patient during a ventilotherapy session, and transmit the monitored signals to health service unit by TCP/IP communication through a cloud remote platform. The aim is to check continuously the effectiveness of therapy and/or any state of exacerbation of the disease requiring healthcare. By preliminary experimental tests, the prototype was validated on a volunteer subject.
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The Smart Breath Analyzer was developed inside the project ReSPIRO (Rete dei Servizi Pneumologici: Integration, Research and Open-innovation—Bando Aiuti a Sostegno Cluster Tecnologici Regionali, project cod. F29R1T8) founded by Apulia Region.
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Radogna, A.V. et al. (2019). A Smart Breath Analyzer for Monitoring Home Mechanical Ventilated Patients. In: Andò, B., et al. Sensors. CNS 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 539. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04324-7_56
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