The Aachener Nachrichten, as well as the Aachener Zeitung, report on the PV1000 project, in which a simple and robust ventilator is being developed in a joint project at the Chair of Medical Information Technology (MedIT), the Chair of Computer Science 11 (Embedded Software), and the Institute of Automotive Engineering (IKA).

RWTH professors develop low-cost ventilator (Aachener Nachrichten, Jan. 11, 2021)
RWTH professors develop low-cost ventilator (Aachener Zeitung, Jan. 11, 2021)

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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) reports about the PV1000 project and takes up the press release of the RWTH clinical trials.

The PV1000 project is entering a new phase: clinical trials
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In the article on "Ventilators and more: What helps people breathe", Covid-19 is the background to a report on ventilators, how they work, their purpose and the ventilation of the future.

The article can be found here.

The University Hospital RWTH Aachen reports about our exoskeleton project in the special issue ‘Stiftung’ of the magazine apropos. The project is sponsored by Stiftung Universitätsmedizin.

Prof. Leonhardt and Lukas Bergmann (scientific assistant at MedIT) explain further backgrounds and goals of the project in a video interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1I-AGITsY

The article can be found hier. The complete special edition 'Stiftungs-Spezial' of the magazine can be found here.

The last Tatort "Maleficius" on ARD has portrayed the potential of exoskeletons in the health sector. In an interview with RWTH Aachen University, our colleague Lukas Bergmann presented the state of development of today's exoskeletons.

Facebook (full-version):
https://www.facebook.com/RWTHAachenUniversity/posts/10158834167128448?__tn__=K-R
Instagram (short-version):
https://www.instagram.com/p/B26YF3yib5B/

In the meeting on Dec. 17, 2018, the board of the Stiftung Universitätsmedizin Aachen decided to support our project "MedIT Exoskeleton/Development of Rehabilitation Robotics for Persons with Limited Walking Ability" with a total of € 61,800.
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The IEEE BSN 2017, which was held from the 9th - May 2017 in Eindhoven, was well received by almost 160 registered conference participants. Of special interest was the inspiring presentation by Prof. Pim van der Jagt, Ford Research Europe, about "body-friendly sensor technology in the car". Ford and MedIT have a succesfull kooperation in research and develop for biomedical technique in a car.
IEEE Spectrum Article

Prof. Leonhardt gave a lecture at RWTH Aachen University's annual children's university "Look inside the body with current - medical engineering for kids". The event was on October 24.

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Presentation of the in-ear sensor from a joint project with MedIT by CiS.

An article on the subject of contactless measurement of vital signs was published in the online magazine Medizin & Techik.

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Another article on recording vital signs in the car was released in the same magazine.

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International press releases: "Un conducteuer sous haute surveillance" published in "médecine&technique" 01/2013 | "Al polso del guidatore" in "medicina&tecnica" 01/2013

Electronic and technical news about MedIT winning the first Prize at the european Analog Design Contest 2011.hosted by Texas Instruments.

Elektronik Praxis, ElectronicsWeekly, Embedded News, karriere-ing, ECN Europe, Electronic Specifier

 Within the MEDICA MEDIA Forum, Prof. Blazek and Prof. Leonhardt are discussing current trends in personalized biomedical engineering and present recent research results.

Presentation of the joint research project "capacitive ECG measurements inside a car" at the IFA. See the Video on Youtube.

Presentation of the joint research project "automotive ECG measuremen inside a car" between RWTH Aachen University and FORD European Research and Innovation Center in Aachen to selected journalists. See the Video in Youtube.

Within the scope of the newly, by the federal ministry of education and research, published brochure "Be inspired..." Prof. Leonhardt gave an interview about the future of wearable medical devices and intelligent tissue.

Stefanie Jetzki made it. Despite some entry difficulties at the beginning of her studies, the graduate engineer has meanwhile completed an internship in Sudan. She is currently doing her doctorate at the Chair of Medical Information Technology at RWTH Aachen University, developing electronic implants, as she demonstrates on the dummy. Women like her, who have gained a lot of experience in technical professions, now pass this on in experience reports from her studies, project work and career. The RWTH brochure "Frauen in die Technik" summarizes offers for women in engineering and natural sciences and gives an overview of how promising the respective career prospects are.

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Rosenblatt, the free magazine for Laurensberg, Soers, Hörn, Richterich, Vaalserquartier introduces the Thirstsensor in its 11th issue for Dec./Jan.

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The independant special interest magazine E-HEALTH-COM introduces the Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology in it's Aug./Oct. issue.

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Followup links:

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In Germany around 10,000 patients are getting surgery every year to receive an implant for administering a therapy against Hydrocephalus. This clinical pattern shows a disruption of the eauillibrium between production an reabsorbtion of the watery liquid, which surrounds the brain. The increased fluid portion in the skull leads to increased brain pressure. A hydrocephalus can be inherent or can for example be caused by cerebral hemorrhage, meningitis or a brain tumor.

The branch of medical technology is growing continuosly for years. But the development could slow down soon as a result of missing young scientists.

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What is Personal Health Care? "A change of paradigms", says Prof. Steffen Leonhardt of the Chair for Medical Information Technology at the Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Technology, RWTH-Aachen.

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The Chair for Medical Information Technology (MedIT) of the RWTH Aachen develops a sensor that monitors the body's hydration status. This sensor is important because as the human body ages, it loses the ability to activate the thirst sensation, therefore the resulting dehydration is a serious medical problem in the elderly.

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