Peripheral edema causes swelling in extremities and often indicates the presence of a serious medical condition. The subjective methods that clinicians currently use to assess edema lead to inconsistencies in medical treatment. To eliminate this subjectivity, we have developed a handheld device that uses a manually depressed probe to measure the depth of tissue displacement and the force required to depress the tissue. These measurements allow clinicians to objectively monitor a patient's progress over time.

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Creator

• Gammal, Charles Abraham
• Horwitz-Martin, Rachelle Laura
• LeGare, Stephanie M.
• Hall, Erika S.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042507-151149

Award

• Provost's MQP Award

Advisor

• Billiar, Kristen
• Mendelson, Yitzhak

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2023-01-20