Diseño e implementación de un equipo terapéutico de aplicación local de calor y frío para el área de fisioterapia del IESS Hospital General – Ambato

Abstract

This project explains the process of design, implementation and tests of a equipment that allows the application of superficial heat and cold therapies to patients who are in rehabilitation within the physiotherapy area of the IESS General Hospital – Ambato. The purpose of the same is to implement a closed loop control for the temperature of a circulating fluid through a pad and regulate the application time of the same, in this way constant monitoring by personnel is avoided. The equipment allows to personalize the treatment through a simple interface, it has 21 references of temperature, divided in two ranges of variation between 8°C to 15°C for the cooling therapy and of 30ºC to 42ºC for the heating therapy, the equipment generates or absorbs thermal energy depending on the chosen therapy.