3D-Printed Spirometer
Maker Faire Bay Area 2017
MAKER
Hannah Edge
Hannah Edge is the founder of SpiroEdge and a 15 year old junior at Dublin High School. She competed at the prestigious Intel SEF, as well as the California State SEF. In her spare time, she codes and trains rescue horses.
This project identifies a novel, inexpensive approach in the development and structure of a portable, compact spirometer; merging new technology such as 3D printing, Bluetooth, Android and Cloud for the gathering and determination of lung function.
What inspired you to make this project?:
As an asthmatic, I found it difficult to keep track of my respiratory health with only a peak flow meter. I noted that most hospital spirometers were costly and not portable. I sought to resolve the issue of expense and portability by integrating 3d-printing technology, smartphones, and the Cloud to produce an effective prototype that accurately records respiratory data, and is able to send this information to a physician via an encrypted Cloud network.
