Objectives

Oxygen is considered a drug and is often used to treat patients in health facilities. Oxygen is delivered through medical gas networks and fed into a gaseous or liquid state. The annual oxygen consumption in Greek hospitals is estimated at € 60 million. The use of oxygen is done through special devices that regulate the flow and depending on the particular characteristics and condition of the patient, the right amount is administered - at the right time. It has been found that more than 25% of the average oxygen consumption in a hospital comes either from staff negligence or from patients' inability to use the devices properly. So very often we have the wrong use in the duration and quantity-flow of oxygen. It mainly fails to stop oxygen delivery at the right time. The object of the project (SOCS) is the design, development, characterization and verification of an innovative innovative intelligent oxygen control system. The use of the system ensures energy savings and the reduction of oxygen consumption, resulting in immediate savings (approximately 15m € per year in Greece). The system is a global innovation. In Greece (11 million inhabitants, about 60,000 beds and 80,000 flowmeters), the average cost of a flowmeter is € 60 and its average lifespan is between 5-10 years. Part of the device that comes into contact with the patient requires post-use sterilization. It is therefore understood the necessity of developing the innovative device through SOCS. The application of the device will solve the following vital problems:

• Wrong & incomplete treatment programs
• Untimely cessation of oxygen delivery
• Unknown use and consumption per patient
• Increasing life expectancy and economies of scale
• Recording and control of the sterilization cycle

The construction of the oxygen supply control system will have:

• Digitally controlled supply of electrically rotating holes with holes - orifice with pre-adjusted flows relative to operating pressure with stepper motor
• Information entry screen
• System with integrated MEMS pressure sensor that will detect the presence of the patient and will activate-deactivate the oxygen supply
• Battery for system autonomy
• Wireless communication with a base station and / or IoT platform for defining treatment programs and cost analysis as well as data collection & processing
• Ability to sterilize the parts required by recording each cycle via RF

The project will be executed collaboratively by the media ESS and G.SAMARAS with complementary specialties to achieve the research result. ESS has high expertise and know-how in the field of MEMS sensors, the design and development of CMOS ASICs but also electronic sensor systems with data processing units and wireless networking of devices on IoT platforms. G.SAMARAS specializes in the construction and installation of medical gas supply systems creating high quality products based on innovative technologies. The expected results of the project will give competitive advantages to the companies and will strengthen their export character. SOCS presents significant excellence regarding the Oxygen Supply Control System, as its advantages will place it internationally in the state -of-the- art category. The system will present features related to the applications that will make it innovative. Specifically:

• Developed device using innovative electronic technologies mIlektronikis & software to reduce the waste of resources (oxygen, energy). It will be autonomous, smart, wireless, secure.
• The implementation of this solution will allow the personalized- recorded oxygen therapy, the recording of consumption, the centralized collection of data and usage data.