Paper Title : Wireless Saline Monitoring

System

Tushar A. Madewar Bhimrao B. Shende Ajinkya Andrashkar

Electronics Department Of YCCE
Yeshwantrao Chavan College
(Affiliation With RTMNU)
Wanadongri,Nagpur,INDIA
madewartushar@gmail.com
Electronics Department Of YCCE
Yeshwantrao Chavan College
(Affiliation With RTMNU)
Wanadongri,Nagpur,INDIA
bhimshende810@gmail.com
Electronics Department Of YCCE
Yeshwantrao Chavan College
(Affiliation With RTMNU)
Wanadongri,Nagpur,INDIA
ajinkyaandraskar@gmail.com

Shrushti Gajbhiye Minakshi Harinkhede

Electronics Department Of YCCE
Yeshwantrao Chavan College
(Affiliation With RTMNU)
Wanadongri,Nagpur,INDIA
chiumummmy@gmai.com
Electronics Department Of YCCE
Yeshwantrao Chavan College
(Affiliation With RTMNU)
Wanadongri,Nagpur,INDIA
harinkhede.minakshi@gmail.com

Abstract— Saline, one of the most popular intravenous (IV)
therapy plays a major role in the management of patients who
are critically ill. Surveillance of saline bottle level is very
important because when the bottle is emptied and the needle is
not removed from the vein then the blood flows outward into
the bottle. In hospitals, the nurses or caretakers are responsible
for monitoring the saline bottle level. Mostly, due to negligence
and any unusual condition, the exact timing of removing the
needle from the patient’s vein is ignored which causes a serious
casualty and may lead to death as well. Furthermore, remote
monitoring is a need to provide telehealth services. To prevent
the accident due to the ignorance of caretakers and to provide
remote surveillance in telehealth services, we have proposed the
cost-effective smart saline level monitoring device which
includes the combination of sensor and ATMega Controller. We
have built this system by using load sensor and RF Module. The
load sensor converts the weight of the bottle to a specific
voltage. The ATMega microcontroller generates and publishes a
specific message based on the voltage received from the sensor.
To publish and present the messages to the devices of
subscribers like doctors, nurses or caretakers, we have used
RF Module and LCD. This proposed monitoring system fulfills
the reliable delivery of messages to the subscribers which is
very important for healthcare.
I. INTRODUCTION
The medical field is progressing and advancing rapidly
due to the advancement in technology. The combination of
medical and engineering disciplines has revolutionized the
modern medical practices. Traditional methods used for
health care are becoming outdated due to increase in
population. Innovative health monitoring systems are
required with less human mediation/intervention which can
be available at low cost in rural as well as urban areas.
ATMega 328 Microcontroller &RF based saline monitoring
system is a perfect example of such innovative health
management system. This system can be easily and readily
installed in every hospital which will help out the nurses and
doctors for efficient monitoring of saline flow in the
hospitals.
Every automation system generally consist of two parts,
transmitter and receiver part. In this proposed system there
are two RF Module used to transmit and receive the voltage
level changes when intravenous fluid level is below certain
limit. The system also consist of Arduino micro-controller
which will be programmed in order to send alarm buzzer to
nurses and doctors to indicate the critical level of saline
II. RELATED WORK
A. Wireless health and saline monitoring
Present invention in general relates to design and develop
a method and wireless device for health and saline
monitoring system and in particular to standalone wireless
sensor node to monitors saline levels and alerts
doctors/nurses in hospital. These notifications about saline
level are sending to mobile through GSM messaging
technique as well as using Bluetooth Technology on Android
phone. Notifications are also sent using Xbee RF technology.
Notifications or warnings are sent to the user when saline
level goes below the threshold and needs to be refilled. The
invention also presents mathematical model based method by
which we can predict the time of saline bottle is expected to
get empty thus allowing doctors and nurses to manage their
time. Device also notifies user when saline flow stops due to
various reasons like blockage in saline tube.
B. Smart Saline Monitoring System using ESP32 AND
MQTT-S
Saline, one of the most popular intravenous (IV) therapy
plays a major role in the management of patients who are
critically ill. Surveillance of saline bottle level is very
important because when the bottle is emptied and the needle
is not removed from the vein then the blood flows outward
into the bottle. In hospitals, the nurses or caretakers are
responsible for monitoring the saline bottle level. Mostly,
due to negligence and any unusual condition, the exact
timing of removing the needle from the patient's vein is
ignored which causes a serious casualty and may lead to
death as well. Furthermore, remote monitoring is a need to
provide telehealth services. To prevent the accident due to
the ignorance of caretakers and to provide remote
surveillance in telehealth services, we have proposed the
cost-effective smart saline level monitoring device which
includes the combination of sensor and Internet of Things
(IoT) technologies. We have built this system by using load
sensor and ultra-low power low cost ESP32 WiFi System on
Chip (SoC) microcontroller. The load sensor converts the
weight of the bottle to a specific voltage. The ESP32
microcontroller generates and publishes a specific message
based on the voltage received from the sensor. To publish

XXX-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/$XX.00 ©20XX IEEE

and present the messages to the devices(e.g. smartphone,
tablet, laptop etc.) of subscribers like doctors, nurses or
caretakers, we have used MQTT-S publish/subscribe
protocol which runs over TCP. This proposed monitoring
system fulfills the reliable delivery of messages to the
subscribers which is very important for healthcare.

III. PROPOSED WORK

The implemented framework comprises of different
sensors and devices and they are interconnected by means
of remote correspondence modules. The sensors data is
been sent and received From nurse or doctor end utilizing
RF connectivity. This system is used to observe the
condition of patient. The data can be viewed on LCD
Module. The nurse can observe all the levels, or the range
that is performed
A. Block Diagram
Load cells are designed to measure a specific force, and
ignore other forces being applied. The electrical signal
output by the load cell is very small and requires specialized
amplification. Load cells require a power source and
produce a very small voltage differential when under strain.
In order to read this signal, an amplifier or a board with a
high-precision analog-to-digital converter is required.

Transmitter Section
C. Load cell amplifier

Receivrer Section This Load Cell Amplifier is a small breakout board for the
HX711 IC that allows you to easily read load cells to
measure weight. By connecting the amplifier to your
microcontroller you will be able to read the changes in the
resistance of the load cell and with some calibration you'll
be able to get very accurate weight measurements.

Rf module

B. Load Cell

An RF module (short for radio-frequency module) is a

(usually) small electronic device used to transmit and/or
receive radio signals between two devices. It is often
desirable to communicate with another device wirelessly
This wireless communication may be accomplished
through optical communication or through radio-frequency
(RF) communication
IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We sincerely acknowledge with deep sense of
gratitude to our project guide Mrs. Pradnya Zode for
the guidance and encouragement they gave us for the
preparation of this project. Without her the project
would have been difficult.
We are highly obliged to Dr. U. P. Waghe (Principal)
and Dr. P. T. Karule, H.O.D (Department of
Electronics Engineering) for their noble, spontaneous
and timely help that carried us throughout our
endeavour and finally made a grand success.
We also thank the staff of our electronics department for
all the cooperation and friendly treatment given to us
during project. We are also thankful to our colleagues
and all those have extended the necessary help during
the course of our work.
REFERENCES
• Shivam Gupta , Mandar Kulkarni, Vaishnavi
Kulkarni B.E Electronics and Telecommunication
Nashik ,Maharashtra, India-Smart saline
monitoring system using load cell and RF sensor.
• Sumet Umchid, Pakkawat kongsboom, and Matuve
Buttongdee-Design and Development of a
Monitoring system for Saline Administration.