L2M Voltage Meter

The Voltage meter is a first of its kind device created with the intention of bridging the gap between the symptomatology we understand from our frail patients’ (those who score 0-1 on the Frailty Index) experience and a numerical way to quantify rehabilitative progress or decline in the clinical environment. We know that there is a relationship between changes in voltage and an increased level of frailty as we age, but until now we have not been able to create a device to monitor this change in health status. From my first hand experience as a Preliminary Neurosurgeon, I have seen this gap in both my own clinical practice and the research settings around me. The goal of the voltage meter is to quantify numerically the patients’ specific nerve amplitude to better understand their clinical status, rehabilitation developments or clinical decline. The hope is to implement this into both care settings and rehabilitative environments as an ‘easy to use tool’ to assess the patient’s level of frailty, functional capacity and specific voltage changes over time.

Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Kehler

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Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

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