In the clinical setting today, the Doppler probe is the gold standard of monitoring free flaps. However, it poses many limitations including, but not limited to, subjective interpretation, reproducibility and limited remote access, confining the surgeon to the hospital for days. This project focuses on the design of a remote monitoring application for free tissue transplants. Utilizing a custom housing with a Doppler probe and temperature sensor, the device is capable of sampling physiological signals from tissue after microvascular surgery. This information is then exported to cloud storage for remote access. This enables surgeons to leave the hospital without leaving their patient, while also providing early detection of flap failure and better success rates.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mathie, Ryan Scot
• Phelan, Martin Francis
• Schattschneider, Eric Scott
• DiStefano, David Michael
• Kostopouls, Theodore Paul

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042915-184052

Advisor

• Mendelson, Yitzhak
• Ludwig, Reinhold

Year

• 2015

Sponsor

• Dr. Raymond Dunn and Dr. Samandar Dowlatshahi

Date created

• 2015-04-29

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering
• Interdisciplinary

Rights statement

• In Copyright