Enmodes

Enmodes

My group was trying to find a solution for RAS-Q patients to become more mobile. Our idea was that we would equip a walker to have all the necessities for the ECMO patient without it being ugly looking and heavy. We decided on many things for the walker. Our main idea though was to use an oxygen concentrator instead of oxygen tanks. This oxygen concentrator was so light that it only weighed about 7 lbs which was perfect to place underneath the seat of the walker. The concentrator took air from outside and converted it to 90% oxygen. In addition to it being light it also was more convenient for the patient due to them not always having to replace the tanks but instead replace a filter for the concentrator once a year. This saved the patient money, time and energy. The walker also had an emergency oxygen tank that would have been used in case of emergency. The second component to the walker was the vest. The vest was stylish and easy to use. The tubing from the patient would have to be covered so that nobody on the outside world would stare or make the patient feel uncomfortable. It also served another purpose. It was used to carry the RAS-Q, tubing, and blood filters near the patient to the cart. When we present these ideas Enmodes loved it so much they wanted us to go more in depth in the project. We made our powerpoint and explained our ideas to Dr. Wasser who told us that we should instead use mixed gas for the main project instead of using the tanks just for emergency’s in order to get my oxygen pressure inside the patient. We stayed for two days at school just trying to do research on mixed gas. We put on bullet point stating our idea for mixed gas and a team member changed our picture to two oxygen tanks instead of one. We stayed till 2 am at school presenting the project to our professor and perfecting the powerpoint and our presentation skills. So when we went to Aachen the next day and presented to the engineers for Enmodes. They seemed to really like the idea and the other groups ideas. I was happy when the whole thing was over because that project was long and exausting. I hope that in the future they could use our design and attempt a better mobile technologie for ECMO patients.