Sweat Scanner [cystic fibrosis scanner]

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is diagnosed by a sweat test and genetic testing. The sweat test is considered the gold standard for screening for CF due to its distinct symptom of five times the normal amount of sodium and chloride in patient's sweat. This test involves inducing a sweat and sending the results to a lab for further analysis. This is an unrealistic standard for developing countries as the current infrastructure is not available to send lab samples from all the newborns to the lab. Our Sweat Scanner has two major objectives. One is to create a user friendly and real time medical device that can be used to detect the amount of sodium and chloride that exists within a patient's sweat in a non-invasive manner. The other goal is to provide an affordable and reliable screening test for CF in third countries. The product will be carefully designed in such a way that it is easy to use by any individual and will be able to provide consistent and accurate measurements of sodium and chloride content to provide reliable testing result. With the technology, CFTR solutions believes that we can help to fight cystic fibrosis.