Bachelor Assignment

Chronic wounds are a large burden on the patients as well as the Dutch healthcare system. Current methods for monitoring the healing progress of these wounds are inadequate. This thesis aims to develop a concept to improve the quality, ease, and cost of wound care in the Netherlands. It details the design process of a device for wound monitoring based on existing end-user feedback and context-of-use analysis. A working automated wound monitoring device prototype was created which meets most of the requirements outlined by previous research. Tools such as CAD, 3D printing, and laser cutting were used for the implementation and testing of concepts.  The results obtained from testing with users demonstrate the feasibility and the viability of the concept.