Project description
Innovative sensors for fluid monitoring
Our bodies need the right balance of fluids to work properly. Imbalances occur when we take in more water or fluid than our body is able to get rid of. This is particularly dangerous for patients at risk of dehydration/overhydration and elderly with reduced thirst. Inadequate fluid management may result in mortality, as well as increased risk of comorbidities and healthcare costs. Current methods for fluid monitoring rely on fluid balance charts that are imprecise and difficult to complete. The EU-funded ReBalans project proposes the Re:Balans patch sensor, developed by Mode Sensors. Non-invasive, connected, disposable and wearable, it also allows continuous monitoring for body hydration. It is user friendly and delivers automatic, accurate and continuous data.
Objective
Fluid disorders represent a major problem in healthcare. Especially for patients in risk of dehydration or overhydration, such
as heart and renal disease patients in hospital wards or elderly population with reduced thirst and cognitive problems.
Improper fluid management has important implications for patients, caregivers and economies: increase mortality, increase
risk of suffering co-morbidities (infections, longer hospital stays, acute kidney injuries) and increase costs (e.g. proper hydration
could lead to €1bn savings in UK per year). Current practice for fluid monitoring uses Fluid Balance Charts, which are
inaccurate, incomplete, time-consuming and cumbersome to complete. Mode Sensors developed a revolutionary solution for fluid monitoring, the Re:Balans patch sensor, a non-invasive, connected, disposable and wearable sensor for remote and continuous monitoring of body hydration. Re:Balans is built 1) with robust sensor combination to meet medical level accuracy data, and 2) to be user-friendly and fit into everyday worker and patient procedures. Re:Balans will be a game-changer in the healthcare because: 1) it has better accuracy than the best-practice method in clinical settings; 2) it is cheaper and more efficient to use than current alternatives. Re:Balans will
have a major impact by: 1) reducing unnecessary costs and casualties by preventing dehydration, such as co-morbidities,
readmission to hospital or longer hospital stays; 2) improving doctors and nurses daily activities, substituting time-consuming
measurements by automatic, remote and continuous accurate data, and 3) strengthen healthcare systems with a solution
that directly addresses the EU’s challenges of ageing population, multimorbidity and healthcare worker shortages.
In addition, Re:Balans successful development and commercialization through this project will significantly boost our growth
with accumulated revenues and profits of €107 m and €37 m, respectively, for the 5-year post project.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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7037 Trondheim
Norway
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