Overdose happens when opioids bind to receptors in the brain that regulate breathing, causing a person to hypoventilate and die. According the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 130 people in the U.S. die every day from opioid-related drug overdoses.
A Purdue University team of engineers has built a wearable device designed to detect when a person’s respiration rate decreases to a certain level – converted from electrocardiography (EKG) signals – and then release naloxone, which blocks the opioid from binding to brain receptors.
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Hyowon (Hugh) Lee, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Jongcheon Lim, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
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