Development and Validation of A Novel User-Friendly Prototypic Stool Device with Power Spectral Density Feature to Measure the Bowel Continence Function in Constipation
Executive summary
A balloon expulsion device is very simple to set. This just requires the use of latex balloon attached to a catheter with water-filled syringe attached to inflate the balloon. However, there is no standardization in methodology utilized in any laboratories which more or less could produce contradictory results between studies.
Our proposed solution is by developing a new prototypic stool device consisting of the adaptation of conventional balloon expulsion device as an equipment to evaluate bowel continence physiology in constipation. Our goal is to develop and validate a new Prototypic Stool Device which can tell not only the expulsion time but also the Power Spectral Density feature.
The project involves both hardware and software development. In the hardware part we must build a system equipped with sleeve sensor with high resolution which can record the sphincter pressure, interface the microcontroller to the sleeve sensor and the memory storage of the Arduino board. The software part will involve developing an algorithm for programming interface, in order to enable the communication between applied pressure, the sleeve sensor and the Arduino board. Furthermore, there must be a computation algorithm which can provide an immediate assessment (e.g. normal or abnormal), displayed on the LCD, from the analysis of the recorded pressure.
There is no similar product in the market. BET is used in clinical setting but there is no standard across different clinical units. This new system could lead to future projects involving the development of the finished product, as well as artificial intelligence feature development. This electronic device will be also an excellent tool to be used in both clinical settings and home monitoring to ensure better clinical management, therefore improving quality of life.
A balloon expulsion device is very simple to set. This just requires the use of latex balloon attached to a catheter with water-filled syringe attached to inflate the balloon. However, there is no standardization in methodology utilized in any laboratories which more or less could produce contradictory results between studies.
Our proposed solution is by developing a new prototypic stool device consisting of the adaptation of conventional balloon expulsion device as an equipment to evaluate bowel continence physiology in constipation. Our goal is to develop and validate a new Prototypic Stool Device which can tell not only the expulsion time but also the Power Spectral Density feature.
The project involves both hardware and software development. In the hardware part we must build a system equipped with sleeve sensor with high resolution which can record the sphincter pressure, interface the microcontroller to the sleeve sensor and the memory storage of the Arduino board. The software part will involve developing an algorithm for programming interface, in order to enable the communication between applied pressure, the sleeve sensor and the Arduino board. Furthermore, there must be a computation algorithm which can provide an immediate assessment (e.g. normal or abnormal), displayed on the LCD, from the analysis of the recorded pressure.
There is no similar product in the market. BET is used in clinical setting but there is no standard across different clinical units. This new system could lead to future projects involving the development of the finished product, as well as artificial intelligence feature development. This electronic device will be also an excellent tool to be used in both clinical settings and home monitoring to ensure better clinical management, therefore improving quality of life.