This device aims to detect a pressure injury before it becomes deadly - Northeastern Global News
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A device that fits in the palm of your hand could be the key to detecting a hidden and potentially deadly risk to the human body. It’s a personal issue for Marjan Monfared, who developed the PrevenTherm Monitoring System, a prevention and patient management tool.
Her maternal grandmother Mitan developed a pressure injury while hospitalized in an ICU in her home country of Iran. She had just had surgery to address a stomach tumor, and died as a result of complications of a bone infection from the pressure injury, she said.
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