vIVa: a lockable IV with IoT features

Teammates: Monique LaValley, Kyle Christ, Jillian Dlugos, Maddie Moore

A wearable IoT device that detects and alerts care teams when a patient's IV is at risk of accidental removal


Overview

Scroll through Reddit or Tumblr long enough and you'll find hundreds of posts from nurses venting about patients pulling out their IVs. It's a frustrating, costly, and sometimes dangerous problem. We explored whether a wearable device with IoT features could help.

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Working with this team reminded me how much you can learn by simply being around people who care deeply about what they're building. Their drive and thoughtfulness raised the bar for everything we made together.

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