Constraints and Criteria

Constraints:

-Low cost

-Rechargeable

-Reusable, no disposable parts

-Safe

-Culturally acceptable

-Easily disinfected

Criteria:

-Fits children 3-15 kg

-Report accurate heart rate with an error of no more than +/- 5 beats per minute

-Reports accurate respiratory rate with an error of no more than +/- 5 breathes per minute

-Reports accurate body temperature with an error of no more than +/- 0.2 degrees Celsius


Photos courtesy of Amber Baden-Lopes and John Harris