O Dive Tek personal Doppler style sensor
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No, but I'd be very careful about using it only in private.
There are some people who regard ANY bubbles detected by doppler as a sign of DCS, whether you have any other symptoms of DCS or a history that might suggest it, or not. -
They're on the cusp of going big-time here.
I can't think that having per diver and per dive bubble data can really be worse than not having it.Comment
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Academic review of the O Dive portable doppler monitor below, interesting comment made regarding the proporiety method of the assessment of decompression quality.
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"The diver then needs to input the depth, immersion time, dive duration, and stops performed in order to allow analysis."
Seems mad that it doesn't need ascent rate data, especially given that most people don't ascend anywhere near the model rates.
Interesting device, wonder when it will get compared publicly with other methods of measurement.
(also getting my popcorn out ready for inevitable rossh based shitfight which seems about as likely as pdf's and bullshit on a ccr thread)Last edited by WFO; 12-12-2021, 03:45 PM.Comment
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measuring micro bubbles post dive is probably fun but surely if you dive you will always have micro bubble formation on surfacing, it's just a matter of how big those bubbles are and how many? so what you are measuring is the quantity of detectable bubbles not decompression risk unless you equate the two.
Just personal thoughts here but this seems to be measuring the quantity of microbubbles and telling you that's good , middling or risky. But what does that bubble count actually equate to as a decompression risk?
Does the same bubble count in an overweight 60 year old with a PFO present the same risk of DCS as it would in a super fit 21 year old? I suspect age is probably more of a risk factor than how many bubbles are detectable. Does the analysis take into account age, BMI, PFO, etc when giving results of risk?Comment
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I'm guessing it's aimed at the people that will spend two grand on a torch.Caliph Hamish Aw-Michty Ay-Ya-Bastard, Spiritual leader of Scottish State in EnglandComment
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After a quick read, it seems the analysis is done server side? Seems a hell of a lot of money to spend on something that might well end up useless if the company goes bust (which is very likely when you look at the history of "revolutionary" dive kit) and you can't do the analysis on your own device.Caliph Hamish Aw-Michty Ay-Ya-Bastard, Spiritual leader of Scottish State in EnglandComment
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After a quick read, it seems the analysis is done server side? Seems a hell of a lot of money to spend on something that might well end up useless if the company goes bust (which is very likely when you look at the history of "revolutionary" dive kit) and you can't do the analysis on your own device.
What next an SPG that needs cloud connection to detect a bit of pipe bending and decide how far to shove the needle round?
Or is it some back handed data gathering for reasons unknown? Going to need to pay a subscription to get your results?
Got to say though I have no idea what is involved in data processing of ultrasound to translate that into a bubble score, maybe there are sound reasons why it can't be done on a PC locally? I'd be curious to know.Comment
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measuring micro bubbles post dive is probably fun but surely if you dive you will always have micro bubble formation on surfacing, it's just a matter of how big those bubbles are and how many? so what you are measuring is the quantity of detectable bubbles not decompression risk unless you equate the two.
Just personal thoughts here but this seems to be measuring the quantity of microbubbles and telling you that's good , middling or risky. But what does that bubble count actually equate to as a decompression risk?
Does the same bubble count in an overweight 60 year old with a PFO present the same risk of DCS as it would in a super fit 21 year old? I suspect age is probably more of a risk factor than how many bubbles are detectable. Does the analysis take into account age, BMI, PFO, etc when giving results of risk?Comment
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Yes I wondered same thing myself and I cannot see any reason why it would need to be that way, the proper studies that have used VGE as outcome measurements haven't had to send stuff off. Is it just a symptom of the current "dickhead with a topknot" product designer obsession with making devices internet connected/reliant?
What next an SPG that needs cloud connection to detect a bit of pipe bending and decide how far to shove the needle round?
Or is it some back handed data gathering for reasons unknown? Going to need to pay a subscription to get your results?
Got to say though I have no idea what is involved in data processing of ultrasound to translate that into a bubble score, maybe there are sound reasons why it can't be done on a PC locally? I'd be curious to know.
Sadly, most of these new companies eventually fail. That's just the nature of manufacturing and product development. Reminds me of Liquivision. We'll alnways be there for support and servicing, don't worry, buy with confidence. If it was a couple of hundred quid, the processing was done on my laptop and the unit was designed to be reasonably easily serviced and maintained I might take a punt. At pushing a grand with taxes and no guarantee of future support or access to the server remaining free, not for me. But then I don't think it's pitched at tight, cynical bastards like me anywayCaliph Hamish Aw-Michty Ay-Ya-Bastard, Spiritual leader of Scottish State in EnglandComment
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Untrained technicians (the diver) collecting data in an uncontrolled and inconsistent way with a huge amount of variables that are uncontrolled and unquantified - the data will be useless. Its just a gimmick that someone is exploiting the average diver withComment
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"The diver then needs to input the depth, immersion time, dive duration, and stops performed in order to allow analysis."
Seems mad that it doesn't need ascent rate data, especially given that most people don't ascend anywhere near the model rates.
Interesting device, wonder when it will get compared publicly with other methods of measurement.
(also getting my popcorn out ready for inevitable rossh based shitfight which seems about as likely as pdf's and bullshit on a ccr thread)
I would think that the most relevant metric would be a comparison between predive bubble levels/sizes and post dive as it seems that, from various studies, some people are "bubblers" and others are not so to only look at post dive without a yardstick to measure from seems a bad idea.Comment
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