A low-cost wearable device for portable sequential compression therapy

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dc.citation.articleNumber1012862en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleFrontiers in Robotics and AIen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber9en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchara, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Mingdeen_US
dc.contributor.authorJumet, Barclayen_US
dc.contributor.authorPreston, Daniel J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-13T19:11:19Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-12-13T19:11:19Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 2020, cardiovascular diseases resulted in 25% of unnatural deaths in the United States. Treatment with long-term administration of medication can adversely affect other organs, and surgeries such as coronary artery grafts are risky. Meanwhile, sequential compression therapy (SCT) offers a low-risk alternative, but is currently expensive and unwieldy, and often requires the patient to be immobilized during administration. Here, we present a low-cost wearable device to administer SCT, constructed using a stacked lamination fabrication approach. Expanding on concepts from the field of soft robotics, textile sheets are thermally bonded to form pneumatic actuators, which are controlled by an inconspicuous and tetherless electronic onboard supply of pressurized air. Our open-source, low-profile, and lightweight (140 g) device costs $62, less than one-third the cost the least expensive alternative and one-half the weight of lightest alternative approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), presenting the opportunity to more effectively provide SCT to socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. Furthermore, our textile-stacking method, inspired by conventional fabrication methods from the apparel industry, along with the lightweight fabrics used, allows the device to be worn more comfortably than other SCT devices. By reducing physical and financial encumbrances, the device presented in this work may better enable patients to treat cardiovascular diseases and aid in recovery from cardiac surgeries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchara, Mark, Zeng, Mingde, Jumet, Barclay, et al.. "A low-cost wearable device for portable sequential compression therapy." <i>Frontiers in Robotics and AI,</i> 9, (2022) Frontiers Media S.A.: https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.1012862.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalfrobt-09-1012862en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.1012862en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114099en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.en_US
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleA low-cost wearable device for portable sequential compression therapyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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