Submitted by Maurice Garcia on February 10, 2014 - 3:31pm
Last revised by Web Producer on March 13, 2014 - 12:43pm.
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Background: Documentation of decubitus ulcer and dermatologic wound size at baseline and during treatment is important.
Problem: Use of paper rulers to measure wounds is inexact, and leaves no record or detail of the measurement. A more useful index of wound size is area- but no bedside device for this exists.
Solution: I’ve developed very simple to use smartphone (e.g. iPod Touch, iPhone) App that allows anyone to measure the actual length, width, & area of any wound, with up to 100% accuracy. Measurement images are date/time stamped, and can be archived (secure device or server, or Apex.)
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