Integrated Portable Vein Measurement Device

Authors

  • Khor Gin Haur Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Khor Wan Yi Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Siti Zulaikha Zaini Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Suhana Abdul Rahim Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Ali Saleh Ba Wazir Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Nur Farahiyah Mohammad Medical Device and Life Science Cluster, Sport Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA
  • Nashrul Fazli Mohd Nasir Medical Device and Life Science Cluster, Sport Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Arau, Perlis, 02600, MALAYSIA

Keywords:

vein measurement, non-invasive, vein mapping, vein size, hemodialysis

Abstract

The main goal of this project is to develop a low cost, non-invasive and portable vein measurement device. The parameter indicated in this project is the size of the vein. Vein mapping is performed first with near infrared (NIR) to visualize the vein under human arm. A Raspberry Pi No infrared (NoIR) camera is used to capture the image of the vein. A graphical user interface (GUI) is created for vein image processing and vein size measurement. Internet of things (IoT) is applied to store the edited image and patient data in the cloud. Mobile application is created for medical personnel and doctors as consultant and monitoring purpose. This system increases the accuracy of vein size measurement and evaluation, thus minimize the human error made by the medical personnel.

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Published

08-12-2021

How to Cite

Khor Gin Haur, Khor Wan Yi, Siti Zulaikha Zaini, Suhana Abdul Rahim, Ali Saleh Ba Wazir, Nur Farahiyah Mohammad, & Nashrul Fazli Mohd Nasir. (2021). Integrated Portable Vein Measurement Device. Multidisciplinary Applied Research and Innovation, 2(3), 026-029. https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/periodicals/index.php/mari/article/view/5080