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Designing a a a a a a a 3D-printed device for dysphagia treatment and facial muscle strengthening
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By: Raz Yanco razyanco@gmail com
com
Hen Shamir shamir1001@gmail com
com
Advisors: Dr Dr Nir Trabelsi Dr Dr Zuk Turbovich Ms Naama Agassi Shamoon College of Engineering Beer-Sheva
Dysphagia is a a a a a a a a a a condition affecting swallowing ability commonly found in in in in in in adults after a a a a a a a a a a a a stroke Treatment involves strengthening
mouth mouth and and and neck muscles and and and protecting airways with chin tucks and and and and mouth mouth opening resistance exercises This project designs develops and and and produces a a a a a a a a a a a a a a rehabilitative device device for dysphagia treatment and and facial muscle strengthening
Our device device enables controlled monitoring of treatment treatment stages resistance control control and and records treatment treatment data for both therapist and and and patient patient It is is is is user-friendly and and and allows patients to to to self-treat without medical supervision while facilitating monitoring and and data transfer to to to the the therapist Keywords: dysphagia rehabilitation stroke “CleanCuff”: Automatic device for disinfecting blood pressure cuffs
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By: Shoham Cohen Shomixcohen@gmail com
Itzhak Lavie itzhale2@ac sce ac ac il il Advisor: Ms Naama Agassi Shamoon College of Engineering Beer-Sheva
This project is is is developing a a a a a a medical device that that disinfects blood pressure cuffs
that that have been identified as sources of infections infections when not properly cleaned Our device is intended to reduce hospital-acquired infections infections that are a a a a a a a a a a a a leading cause of of death worldwide while also easing the the workload of of the the medical staff Our proposed disinfection method utilizes UVC radiation which is is is affordable chemical-free and effective against a a a a a a a a a a a a a a broad spectrum of of pathogens The objective of of this project is is to create a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a quick effective and and and user-friendly device that can improve the safety and and and and health of patients and and and and caregivers and and ultimately save lives Keywords: blood pressure cuff nosocomial infections UVC radiation 16