Smart Asthma Inhaler

SMART ASTHMA INHALER
INTRODUCTION:
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or “things” embedded
with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to
collect and exchange data. The IoT allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across
existing network infrastructure creating opportunities for more direct integration between the
physical world and computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy
and economic benefit. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing
system but is able to interoperate within the existing internet infrastructure.
Needless to say that the current hype around the IoT is huge. It seems like every day a
new company announces some IoT enabled product. Connected health remains the sleeping
giant of IoT applications. The concept of a connected health-care system and smart medical
devices bears enormous potential, not just for companies also for the well-being of people in
general. Yet, connected health has not reached the masses.
Health care access, affordability, and quality are problems all around the world. There
are well-established disparities based on income and geography, and the high costs of health
care present affordability challenges for millions of different people. Large numbers of
individuals do not receive the quality care that they need.
Mobile technology offers ways to help with these challenges. Through mobile health
applications, sensors, medical devices and remote patient monitoring products, there are
avenues through which health care delivery can be improved. These technologies can help
lower costs by facilitating the delivery of care, and connecting people to their health care
providers. Applications will allow both patients and health care providers to have access to
reference materials, lab tests and medical records using mobile devices. These applications
empower patients and health providers proactively to address medical conditions, through
near real-time monitoring and treatment, no matter the location of the patient orhealth
provider.
The proposed system “Smart Asthma Inhaler” monitors the patients health conditions,
tracks the location and the time the inhalers are used so as to provide suitable medication to
the patients once the reports are analysed by the physicians involved.
EXISTING SYSTEM:
CareTRx:
The full system launched in 2014, called CareTRx, is a small cap equipped with
sensors and on board memory that fits over the canister of most metered-dose inhalers. When
a user presses down to deliver a dose, the on-board memory stores that data. Then when the
user is near the mobile device the cap automatically connects and syncs to the cloud and to
the product’s app. Lights around the cap illuminates when it is time for a dose. The app offers
several features: a diary that tracks potential triggers, peak flow, and symptoms, miss-doses.
Improvements/ Modifications to the existing system:

1. Count sensor: to keep count of the number of times the medicine isinhaled.
2. Air quality sensor: to determine the quality of air in the patient’senvironment.
3. Doctors can prescribe the medications to the patient based on the data available in
thecloud.
4. Doctors can also notify the patient regarding the fluctuations in the asthma pattern
since the medication wasprescribed.
PROPOSED SYSTEM:
Objectives of the Proposed system
1. A database has to be created to keep track, the complete history of the medications
given to the asthmapatients.
2. Monitor populations in one place and identify poorly controlledpatients.
3. Review the trends for adherence, rescue use, peak flow, triggers andsymptoms.
4. Access aggregated data to help discover new insights.
5. Reduces the hospitalexpenses.
6. Analyze the air quality in the environment we residein.
Applications
1. The project helps asthma patients to keep asthma under control.
2. If the patients agree to share their data, then other Asthma patients can know if they
are suffering from similar type of asthma and take the medicationsaccordingly.
3. The project also determines the impact of environment in triggering the asthma
attacks.
METHODOLOGY:
Smart Asthma Inhaler consists of two user interfaces. The user interface on the
patient’s side is implemented as an Android based application.
Doctor:
1. Doctor accesses the data sent by the inhaler and can prescribemedication.
2. Tracks, analyzes the data for clinicalresearch
3. Accesses the database for medical history of previousoccurrences.
User/Patient:
1. Has to use the inhaler to send information and mobile application to send location
details.
2. Make effective use of inhaler preventingoverdose.
3. Receives immediate medical attention from a doctor, in case of anemergency.
RESULTS:
The data from the inhaler is sent to the cloud to monitor the asthma patients as in
figure 1and 2. The temperature, Air quality level and the frequency of dosage intake when the
asthma patient inhales the medicine is sent to the cloud.
Figure 1:Ubidots Dashboard Figure 2: Ubidots platform with allthe
three variables
Figure 3: Graphical analysis of temperature readings and Air quality levels
The mobile application is used for registration and to get the location details.Figure 4, 5 and
6: Mobile app to get mobile data.
Figure 4: Registration page
Figure 5:Loginpage Figure 6: Send locationpage

CONCLUSION:
A system similar to the proposed system has been implemented but it is launched
abroad. The proposed system targets the Indian market where pollution is a major factor
which triggers asthma attacks.By providing objective and accurate data on a patient’s
medication usage, the treatment plans tailored to each patient can be developed, and in doing
so dramatically improve their quality oflife.
“The use of smart technology solutions to improve outcomes for patients is an
important aspect of future care, particularly as it relates to respiratory medicines.”
FUTURE WORK:
1. Eliminate the use of mobile phones by fitting GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications) to theinhaler.
2. The smart device can be made much simpler in design i.e., lessbulky.
3. Air Quality sensor can be tuned to show precise pollution levels in theenvironment.
4. An in-built power supply can be provided in the circuit itself for better life of the
sensors.

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Improvements/ Modifications to the existing system:

Figure 3: Graphical analysis of temperature readings and Air quality levels

Figure 4: Registration page

Figure 5:Loginpage Figure 6: Send locationpage

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