Biomedical Engineering (BME) Capstone Design team wins first place in the Innovative Design category at the 2022 Canadian Engineering Competition.
The project team, fourth-year BME students Laura Zhukas, Cesar Genatios, Simona Rocco, Ankit Jain presented their project, DiagnoseMI. They also received the W. R. Petri Engineering Award presented by the Sandford Fleming Foundation.
About the project
Timely diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack, is imperative as the risk of mortality increases by 7.5% for every 30 minute delay in treatment. In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), up to 60% of MI patients do not receive the necessary treatment due to limited diagnostic tools. DiagnoseMI is a handheld device and an accompanying mobile app that measures electrocardiogram signals to detect whether a patient has suffered from a MI. It is portable and low-cost, making it accessible to low-and middle-income countries which have disproportionately higher incidence and mortality rates of MI.
Second-year Systems Design Engineering students Anson Yu and Sean Ashley placed 3rd in the Debate category and received the Grace Under Fire award from the judges.