https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1 Smart e pants en-us 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC 2016-10-22 17:58:58 UTC hello@padlet.com behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502342 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502342 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502343 The way this technology is related to health care informatics is that it integrates  the use of electrical engineering to health care in prevention of pressure ulcer and its complications. ]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502343 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502344 Easy to use
Easy to put on
Simplicity
Reliability
Comfortable according to the volunteers. 

]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502344 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502345 Cost??
Need larger study with larger population
Battery operated
Still on the development phase and approval phase.

]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502345 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502346 Smart e-pants work by delivering an intermittent shock to the patient's nether regions. The mild jolts of electricity mimic fidgeting movements and shift a patient into a slightly different position thereby relieving pressure on the skin, increasing blood flow and preventing the sores from forming.

]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502346 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502347 More than 2.5 million people develop bedsores at a cost of more than $10 billion each year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Medicare statistics show that each pressure wound adds $43,180 to the cost of a hospital stay. ]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502347 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502348 References
O'Connor, J. (2009). 'Smart' underwear stops pressure ulcers. Mcknight's Long-Term Care News, 30(6), 8.
Smart Underwear. (2012). PN, 66(8), 44.
Geekosystem. (2012, October 17). Electric Underwear Shocks Your Butt to Prevent Bedsores. ]]> 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502348 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502349 2016-10-22 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132502349 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132503855 University of Calgary doctors tested underwear by placing two pads of electrodes on each cheek of 37 patients with spinal cord injury, then zapping them with a low current of stimulus for ten seconds every 10 minutes for 12 hours a day. None of the patients treated developed a sore during the month-long trial.]]> 2016-10-22 17:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132503855 behappyinhopes https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132504143 I believe this is an amazing innovation. I hope this will be a breakthrough in eradication of pressure ulcers and its horrendous complications such as infection, longer hospital stays, decreased quality of life, secondary infections, and even death. I will eagerly anticipate the approval of this product so that it will be widely available across health care facilities. ]]> 2016-10-22 17:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/behappyinhopes/kolevCurrentInnovation1/wish/132504143