MOE ABBOTT / SENIOR PROJECT / SUMMER 2014
PROBLEM
65 MILLION = 1 MILLION PEOPLE
SUFFER FROM SEIZURES WORLDWIDE
65 MILLION 3 MILLION = 1 MILLION PEOPLE
SUFFER FROM SEIZURES WORLDWIDE
ARE AMERICAN
1 in 100 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
EPILEPSY
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
EPILEPSY
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
EPILEPSY
CEREBRAL PALSY
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
EPILEPSY
CEREBRAL PALSY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
1 in 100 1 in 10 WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY
WILL SUFFER A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
EPILEPSY
CEREBRAL PALSY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PARKINSON’S
MILLION
50
MILLION
50
MILLION
50
MILLION
50
MILLION
50
NIH
NIH
NIH
EPILEPSY
IS UNDER-REPRESENTED,
RESEARCH IS UNDER-FUNDED, AND
SUFFERERS HAVE FEW TREATMENT OR
MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.
VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR (VNS)
PULSE GENERATOR
VAGUS NERVE
ELECTRODE LEAD
VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR (VNS)
PULSE GENERATOR
ELECTRODE LEAD
VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR (VNS)
PULSE GENERATOR
ELECTRODE LEAD
WEARABLE MAGNET
3 SECOND WINDOW PROXIMITY INEFFECTIVE
SOLUTION
BLUETOOTH REGISTER ABNORMAL ACTIVITY ALERT USER ACTIVATE VNS DOCUMENT DATA
!
FEATURES
ACTIVATE
BENEFITS This device will provide a largely improved interface experience and will change the process of epilepsy research in the future!
THIS DEVICE PROVIDES A DRASTICALLY IMPROVED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
EFFICIENT
WILL CHANGE EPILEPSY RESEARCH
ACCURATE DATA
QUICKER RESPONSE TIME
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITY
LESS ERRORS
INTEGRATED
NO ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION
ACCESSIBLE
COVERED BY INSURANCE
CONVENIENT, NON INTRUSIVE
EASILY SHARED
IF ALLOWED, CAN BE UPDATED TO EPILEPSY DATABASE
DISCUSS!