Wearable continuous point-of-care monitoring, risk estimation and prevention for deep vein thrombosis

https://thrombus.eu

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot within the deep veins, most commonly those of the lower limbs, causing obstruction of blood flow. In 50% of people with DVT, the clot eventually breaks off and travels to the lung to cause pulmonary embolism. Clinical assessment of DVT is notoriously unreliable because up to 2/3 of DVT episodes are clinically silent and patients are symptom free even when pulmonary embolism has developed. Early diagnosis of DVT is crucial and despite the progress made in ultrasound imaging and plethysmography techniques, there is a need for new methods to enable continuous monitoring DVT diagnosis at the point of care.

The EU project ThrombUS+ concerns the development of a wearable diagnostic device for the early detection of deep vein thrombosis. As one of the 18 partners from research, industry and hospitals, we, the medis GmbH, are engaged in the development of an integrated module for light reflection rheography based venous thrombosis detection. The objective of our work package is to design and develop a prototype for the realisation of light reflection rheography (LRR) embedded in the wearable. Light reflection rheography is a time-efficient and easy-to-perform measurement procedure, rendering it particularly well-suited for screening examinations of the lower leg veins.

Link to the video:   LRR for thrombosis detection