Design of Internet of Things Based Remote Infusion Monitoring System

Intravenous infusion therapy plays a crucial role in saving people's lives. Current infusion pump system requires a huge manpower for monitoring. So, this proposed system incorporates Internet of Things (IoT) for remote monitoring which gives a better physician to patient ratio. The system employs a Node Microcontroller Unit (MCU) ESP8266 microcontroller for monitoring the weight of Intravenous (IV) bottle using load cell. A customized 3d printed pressure clamp using servo motor is designed for automatic valve closure. This system notifies its user and the care taker when the fluid in the bottle goes below a predefined threshold value and the servo motor closes the valve when empty bottle condition is detected. The data are transmitted over the air using Wi- Fi module. Blynk mobile app is used to display the parameters and also gives access to caregivers for controlling the system parameters in real time wirelessly. The system is tested with different case scenario and the accuracy is 99%. Thus, this system simplifies the process of IV fluid administration and reduce manpower to a great extent.