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Group Demonstration - Personalized Medical Group Demonstration - Personalized Medical Emergency and Distress System (PMEDS)Emergency and Distress System (PMEDS)

Proof of concept demonstration by en-Focus!, Inc.

for ENSC 305/340


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Introducing Our Team MembersIntroducing Our Team Members

Primary Project Specialization• Paulman Chan

۰ Temperature Sensor and Documentation Lead• Mirela Cunjalo

۰ ECG and Breathing Sensors• Brian McKenzie

۰ PIC microcontroller / Software and Interface• Scott Nelson

۰ Base Station and Hardware Design• Ryan Monsurate

۰ RF Communications


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Presentation RoadmapPresentation Roadmap


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Presentation RoadmapPresentation Roadmap

• The Problem – Introduction• The Product/Solution• Target Markets• Product Development

۰ Barriers to entry and Competition

• Market/Revenue plan• Team Dynamics• Conclusion• Acknowledgements


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The Problem – IntroductionThe Problem – Introduction


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The Problem – IntroductionThe Problem – Introduction

• People who live alone are at risk• Accidents can occur suddenly that

incapacitate the person• The 1st and 3rd leading causes of death

۰ Heart disease and stroke

• Comprehensive monitoring is impractical۰ Highly restrictive in movement and

comfort۰ Expensive


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The Product/SolutionThe Product/Solution


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• Intelligent Shirt Platform۰ Comprehensive feature set:

» Heart rate monitor

» Temperature sensor

» Breathing monitor

۰ RF transmission to base station


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• Real-time Monitoring۰ With real-time analysis and crisis detection۰ Security center

• Base Station۰ RF communication reception۰ Handles data analysis۰ Computer user interface (for the mock-up)


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Flow chart overview of the PMEDS system.


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Target MarketsTarget Markets


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Target MarketsTarget Markets

• Elderly living alone۰ Heart attack or stroke۰ Respiratory arrest۰ Hypothermia

• Athletic Training Data – adv. breathing۰ High-end fitness clubs۰ Home use by professional athletes۰ Adaptable for longer-range monitoring


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Product DevelopmentProduct Development


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Product Development - Funding Product Development - Funding

• Venture Capital• Line of Credit• Family Loans• NSERC• Canada R&D tax break


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Product Development - CertificationProduct Development - Certification

• Canadian Standards۰ Canadian Standards Association

• International Standards۰ Underwriters Laboratories

• Health Canada Approval


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Product Development - Manufacturing CostsProduct Development - Manufacturing Costs

Component costs for the prototype:• $155.21

Component cost per production unit:• $135.98

۰ Redesignable for lower cost۰ Easily reducible by $50 if custom RF


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Product Development - CompetitorsProduct Development - Competitors

• Digital Angel۰ (not shirt) Temperature, Fall Detection,

GPS• Sensatex

۰ Military Research – Still in development

• Competitor’s Products۰ Captial Cost - $500 – Thousands of $۰ Monthly Service Fee - $20 - $50۰ Most are Passive Montoring products


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Market/Revenue PlanMarket/Revenue Plan


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Market/Revenue PlanMarket/Revenue Plan

• Capital Expenditure۰ Three Shirt Models – Features

• Monthly Monitoring۰ Hardware installation۰ Software updates۰ Customer support

• Solid revenue potential


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Team DynamicsTeam Dynamics


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Team DynamicsTeam Dynamics

• Division of the group into sub-teams was effective

• Group structure was an informal interactive/web organization

• Some inter-personal tendencies to annoy were successfully suppressed

• Mutual respect in the group was present• Task assignments were often self-chosen

and completed on the person’s own initiative


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ConclusionConclusion


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Conclusion - ProductConclusion - Product

• Proof-of-concept device is successful• Good market potential• Need more medical research on vital

statistics• Revenue plan allows for growth and

sustainability• We learned a lot from this project

۰ Like to begin development and implementation earlier


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Future WorkFuture Work


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Future WorkFuture Work

• More research on:۰ The healthy and dangerous ranges for vital

statistics۰ Shirt materials technology۰ Miniaturization of components and durability for

shirt use

• More development on:۰ False alarm tolerance and sensor accuracy۰ Ensuring that the PMEDS will consistently be

used and operate properly۰ Power consumption and increased wireless range

and custom RF


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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements


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Thanks!Thanks!

• Andrew Rawicz• Steve Whitmore• Andrew Pruszynski• Nakul Verma• Fred Heep• Gary Shum


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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments

Special Thanks• Microchip• Analog Devices• Texas Instruments• Maxim IC

Special Mention• Bourns

Time for Time for questions!questions!

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