Value Proposition
· The disclosed technology addresses critical emergency problems in mass casualty situations by implementing:
o Enhanced Patient Identification: Utilizes biometric data to accurately identify victims in emergency situations.
o Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously assesses physiological data such as temperature, blood flow, blood pressure, and organ function, providing up-to-date information.
o Improved Triage Efficiency: Automatically updates patient prioritization based on real-time data, ensuring that critical patients receive timely care.
o Resource Optimization: Reduces the risk of over-triage and under-triage, optimizing the use of medical resources and improving patient outcomes.
· It solves current triage limitations by monitoring and communicating biometric data to a centralized system for accurate patient prioritization.
· Few wireless biometric patches are currently available, and those currently on the market are designed for hospital settings, not public emergencies.
Unmet Need
· Mass casualty events in the United States are currently triaged using methods such as the simple triage and rapid treatment (START) system, which often oversimplify patient assessments and rely mainly on basic vital signs, leading to incorrect triaging.
· Low sensitivity and specificity in triaging can result in over-triage, consuming excess resources, and under-triage, delaying critical care and causing preventable negative outcomes.
· Therefore, there is a strong need for improved systems for quick and sensitive triaging in mass casualty situations.
Technology Description
· Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed an adhesive ultrasound patch to measure and wirelessly communicate a patient’s biologic data such as temperature, blood flow, blood pressure, blood volume, source of bleeding, and organ function.
· The network of patches continuously monitors and updates patient prioritization in triage situations, generates a 3D reconstruction to guide first responders, and responds to medical intervention.
· Wireless GPS tracking will be used in conjunction with ultrasonic sensors to provide first responders with continuous remote monitoring.
Stage of Development
· The current stage of development of the disclosed technology is currently in the process of IRB approval for clinical testing.
Publication
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