UG Project 23-24

Sr. Roll No. Name Branch

No.
1. 16010121823 Niyati Rolia COMPS

2. 16010320086 Gurveer Singh Bharj EXTC

3. 16010320074 R. Nandita Srivatsan EXTC

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Design and Development of
Drip Monitoring of IV system

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 Introduction
‘IV Therapy’, also known as intravenous therapy, is the
administration of delivering nutrients and hydration
directly into the bloodstream through veins for immediate
absorption and use by the body.
It is the quickest way to deliver nutrients throughout the
body, because it bypasses the digestive system and goes
directly into the organs, resulting in a 90-100% absorption
rate, as opposed to only 20-50% possible orally and hence is
a very important procedure.

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 Motivation
• The desired IV medication is decided by the doctor but the
flow rate for its administration is manually calculated by the
nurse, which is time-consuming and often inaccurate.
• Unbalanced nurse-to-patient ratio can hinder with quality of
care.
• Neglected irregular monitoring can result in life-threatening
situations
• Every 15 to 20 minutes, a drip has to be checked to make
sure it is flowing at the correct rate.
• Covid-19, proved the need for self-sufficient, non-contact
systems.

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 Problem Statement

Developing an automated system to

monitor patient’s IV drip variations in
real-time to alert healthcare
professionals, mitigating the risk of
manual errors and ensuring timely
interventions for enhanced patient
care.

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 Objectives
• The instrument should provide reliable drop detection falling from
the chamber.
• The device should be able to control IV system and with help of IOT
it should be able to transfer data and visualize it.
• The device should give signal for activating an alarm in case of any
rise or decrease in the flow rate of fluid.
• semi automated, fully remote monitoring system under which
automation exits

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Literature Survey- Technical
Technology Approach/
Used methodology

Limitations/
Highlights/Pros
Gaps

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Results Future Scope

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Approach I

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Hardware Setup

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Results

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Results (ThingSpeak)

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Approach II

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Literature Survey-Medical

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 Conclusion
• In our project we observed multiple cases and observed the results. Since the ultrasonic sensor’s waves do not
propagate on a straight path, using non-sonic waves absorbing material, the waves can be guided into a straight
direction rather than diagonal directions.
• Even with IR sensor we observed irregularities as the sensor accidentally also detects the walls of the container if
not positioned precisely.
• The data values sent to the IoT platform are accurate but it is necessary for the internet connection to be fast for
sending and visualizing real time data.
• Hence, a feasible IoT system that shows accurate readings on a private, secure platform and alerts the nurses
whenever the drip reaches a critical point, would be a helpful system and will prove to change the dynamics and
future of automation in healthcare for assisting medical professionals.

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 Future Scope
• An IoT application exclusively built for hospitals can help protect the privacy of the patients and also guard the
hospital from falling into legal anomalies.
• Using separate IR transmitter and receiver at multiple angles can help increase the accuracy.
• Using Raspberry Pi, the external use of a WiFi module can be avoided and could hlp make the hardware less complex.
• An IoT site or application can be used to provide remote notifications to doctos and nurses regarding their patient’s
IV drip progress.
• Automated regulators can be made using potentiometers to make the system more feasible without being in contact.

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 References
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 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21635-iv-fluids
 https://sci-hub.ru/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8067976
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