Keijia Li holding a "GumPack" in the foreground. Steve Warren, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of K-State's Medical Component Design Laboratory in the background
Kansas State University student, Kejia Li, is part of the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology's 2011 Student Prize for Primary Health Care. His project is a wearable health monitor that will alert doctors to your health condition in real time. The system Kejia has dubbed "GumPack," is approximately the size of a pack of gum (origin of the name) but houses a full power computer, wireless communication system capable of internet access, and various biomedical sensors. The GumPack in tunable per the patients needs, up to 4 sensors can snap into the devices surface. Sensor include reflectance pulse oximeter sensor, a two-thumb electrocardiograph, a sensor conditioning board, and an expansion board or a local wireless network communication module. A camera and microphone is also planned.
Kejia Li speaking of the benefits of his device, "This device could increase the quality of care for individuals who desire mobility yet require frequent or continuous health monitoring. Sensor-laden devices that offer the connectivity of a cell phone and are small enough to attach to a keychain or be carried in a purse like lipstick or an inhaler are especially attractive, as such items are common, inconspicuous and would minimize the distraction of daily medical monitoring."
More at K-State's website.
Eavesdropper