Low cost and highly reliable detection system that could alert nearby adults when infant breathing stops, giving them a chance to wake or resuscitate the infant.

Design Award

• Tong Biomedical Design Award Honorable Mention

News About this Project

• News: To India and back: BME design students motivated to reduce infant mortality (July 17, 2015)
• Licensed by: Kriti Kare India Private Limited (July 15, 2014)
• News: Engineering World Health A small but potent student group on a mission to save lives across the globe, Wisconsin Engineer (December 2013)
• Grant: Global Engaged Scholarship

Project Overview

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is responsible for thousands of deaths each year in developing countries. We would like to develop a low cost and highly reliable detection system that could alert nearby adults when breathing stops, giving them a chance to wake or resuscitate the infant. The device must be able to detects breathing pauses of 20 seconds or more and output an audible alarm signal when that happens. This semester, the team is also investigating potential telemedicine applications,and beginning to vet the previous prototype for potential manufacture.

Team Picture

Contact Information

Team Members

• Caleb Durante - Team Leader
• Bradley Wendorff - Communicator
• Drew Birrenkott - BSAC
• Donald Weier - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Prof. Paul Thompson - Advisor
• Prof. Amit Nimunkar - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2013: EWH Project: Infant respiratory monitor
• Fall 2012: EWH Project: Infant respiratory monitor
• Spring 2012: Engineering World Health (EWH) infant respiratory rate monitor
• Fall 2011: Engineering World Health (EWH) Infant Respiratory Rate Monitor