A smart device to substitute the neurothesiometer

Neil Vaughan; Venketesh  Dubey; Tamash Hickish; Jonathan Cole

doi:10.1115/DETC2017-68306

A smart device to substitute the neurothesiometer

Neil Vaughan, Venketesh Dubey, Tamash Hickish, Jonathan Cole

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This paper presents a patented smart point-of-care testing (POCT) system for the diagnosis and grading of peripheral neuropathy at the patient’s home or care center. The device aims to detect changes or worsening of a patient’s neuropathy.

Our system utilizes the vibration motor within a smartphone, applied through a 3D printed probe attachment to detect sensation loss in vibration sensitivity threshold (VST). A smartphone app displays several neuropathy questionnaires to the user to identify and monitor changes in their condition.

This paper presents results from comparison between the new smart device and the gold standard Neurothesiometer. Results suggest that the new device performs closely to the gold standard in terms of the frequency and amplitude of vibration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Proceedings ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9780791858158
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2017-68306
Publication status	Published - 3 Nov 2017
Event	2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - Cleveland, United States Duration: 6 Aug 2017 → 9 Aug 2017

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Conference	2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Abbreviated title	IDETC2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cleveland
Period	6/08/17 → 9/08/17

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Vaughan, N, Dubey, V, Hickish, T & Cole, J 2017, A smart device to substitute the neurothesiometer. in Conference Proceedings ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference . American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 6/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2017-68306

A smart device to substitute the neurothesiometer. / Vaughan, Neil; Dubey, Venketesh ; Hickish, Tamash et al.
Conference Proceedings ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference . American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), 2017.

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