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Jan. 15, 2013  Greg

Pectus Excavatum is a deformity of the anterior wall of the chest and of the rib cage in which the breastbone, also known as the sternum, concaves and results in a sunken chest wall that ranges in severity (Diseases & Conditions: Pectus Excavatum). It is more prevalent in preadolescent children, however there are some adults who also suffer from it.
In order to correct this deformity, the Nuss Procedure is preformed in more serious cases. This involves the implantation of a curved steel bar, which is in the desired shape of the chest wall, and remains in the patient for a couple years untill the deformity is corrected.
To provide doctors with an acurate measurement of when the bar is no longer required, while not causing the patient any more discomfort, our team seeks to wirelessly transmitt the strain which the bar is under to an a source outside the body. This will be accomplished using RFID technology.

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