Application News
NanoES develops IoT-enabled wireless module for air flow monitoring
Nano Electronic Services (NanoES), a UK-based contract electronics manufacturer, has integrated Flusso’s FLS122 air velocity sensor into an IoT-enabled wireless module for air flow monitoring applications.
The new customisable module has been designed to help companies more easily add flow measurement features into their existing IoT products and systems. It provides accurate, real-time data on air flow and temperature, making it ideal for industrial or environmental monitoring in areas such as data centres, production facilities and warehouses.
The new air flow sensor module is based around the Seeed Studio LoRa-E5 wireless module, which has been developed for seamless communications and data transmission for wireless sensor networks and other battery-powered IoT devices requiring low power and long range. LoRaWAN is ideal for use in remote locations such as farms but the NanoES module can be adapted for low-energy Bluetooth (LE-BT) or other communications protocols depending on the end application.
Steve Drew, director at NanoES said the new module would be ideal for companies with limited in-house electronics expertise looking to integrate air monitoring sensors:
“NanoES has designed the FLS122 into a customisable reference platform that can be easily modified to meet a customer’s specific requirements. The new module will be invaluable for integrators offering off-the-shelf IoT solutions, allowing them to seamlessly integrate new flow measurement features and significantly reduce time-to-market.”
NanoES is already planning two further developments to complement their new air flow sensor module: an app to provide users with an intuitive interface to access and analyse collected data, creating a comprehensive ecosystem; and a miniaturised LE-BT version that would fully exploit the capabilities of the FLS122 as the world’s smallest thermal air velocity sensor.
Publications
New application notes for medical equipment
Flusso has published three new application notes highlighting the benefits of its unique sensors for ventilators and other respiratory support equipment. The new application notes, available from the company’s website, talk about the specific challenges of each type of equipment:
Ventilators – where Flusso flow sensors can help provide a more accurate, real-time measurement of gas flows for both invasive and non-invasive systems, such as CPAP machines, leading to improved patient outcomes. Real-time monitoring can also help quickly identify potential system problems such as blockages or malfunctioning components.
Oxygen concentrators – where Flusso offers a comprehensive solution with an unrivalled combination of high accuracy, fast response times and exceptional durability. In addition, the tiny size and low power of Flusso gas flow sensors makes them ideal for use in the latest portable, battery-powered systems that enable patients to lead more active and inclusive lives.
Oxygen therapy – which is increasingly popular in respiratory care both in and out of hospitals, where accurate flow sensing is vital to achieve the best patient outcomes. Flusso flow sensors can help ensure accurate flow delivery but also provide real-time feedback to help minimise mistakes and ensure every patient receives the correct oxygen dose.
Distributors
Flusso signs distribution partnership for India
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Sensizone as our distributor for India.
Sensizone has been carefully selected to represent Flusso’s range of flow sensor solutions based on their strong customer focus and technical capability. They have a wealth of applications experience in many of our target markets including HVAC, medical, automotive and industrial safety, and environmental and domestic monitoring.
Click the link below to visit Sensizone’s website or email sales@sensizone.com to discuss any application or product requirements.
Amazing history
The story of medical oxygen
According to MarketResearch.com, the global oxygen therapy market is predicted to grow to US $48 billion by 2030. With the increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases, such as COPD and asthma; a greater focus on home healthcare; and the push for lightweight and more portable devices all being major contributing factors.
In this article, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing history of medical oxygen that ultimately led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to list it as an essential medicine in 1979. Surprisingly though, its recognition as being essential for treating hypoxemia (critically low blood oxygen levels) only came in 2017.
Oxygen was first used in 1885 to save someone’s life when Dr George Holtzapple used it to treat a 16-year-old suffering from pneumonia. By 1921, the first mass-produced oxygen tent emerged and by the mid-1920s many of the challenges of oxygen therapy had been tackled, including methods to gauge a patient’s oxygenation status.
Dr Arthur Bulbulian of the US Mayo Clinic’s aeromedical research team invented the first oxygen mask in 1941; followed by Wilfred Jones from BOC’s creation of the nasal cannula in 1949.
At the time, medical oxygen was mainly being used in hospitals to treat patients with respiratory conditions. However, it wasn’t until the first portable systems became available in the 1950s that it could be effectively used in ambulances and at the scene of medical emergencies.
The 1970s ushered in a revolution with the development of the first oxygen concentrators for home use. Despite their initial cumbersome designs, continuous advances in molecular sieves, batteries, flow sensors and other technologies have led onto today’s pocket-sized systems that now weigh less than 1 kg.
Although oxygen therapy is the most common treatment in the developed world, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted global inequities in its availability. To help address this, the WHO has established an Access to Oxygen initiative to help support member states in building a more resilient oxygen ecosystem. UNICEF is also working with partners and governments across the world to help strengthen oxygen systems.
Flusso flow sensors are enabling the next generation of medical oxygen systems worldwide. Our super-scalable technology offers a cost-effective solution for high-volume mass production with an unrivalled combination of high accuracy, fast response time and exceptional durability. In addition, the tiny size and low power of our sensors makes them ideal for use in the latest portable, battery-powered systems.
Image details/credit: the photo above shows a hospital oxygen tent in the 1940s and with a warning sign cautioning against naked flames or sparks that could ignite the oxygen. Fritz Henle via Wikimedia Commons.
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