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9 Regulator for Single IV Infusions
Ankit Patel
Raghava Ravi
Sankruth Kota
Dean Biskup design_document1.pdf
design_document2.pdf
final_paper1.pdf
presentation1.pdf
proposal1.pdf
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Regulator for Single IV Infusions

Team Members: Raghava Ravi (raghava4) in-person, Sankruth Kota (srkota2) in-person, Ankit Patel (ankitp3 - online)

Problem:

Single infusion IV drips are currently regulated manually. For manual regulation, the pressure at the clamp put on an IV tube is varied and the number of drops per minute is counted to ensure the amount and rate is correct. Measuring the amount and rate for multiple people and having to go and manually change the pressure, if needed, is a laborious process.The alternative is to use an infusion pump, however, infusion pumps are quite expensive ($2000-5000), and are unaffordable by health care providers in many third world countries.

Solution Overview:

We hope to automate the clamping system that is already in place, so that the pressure required to achieve a certain can be modified programmatically - potentially after some initial presets. Essentially, this clamping system will also be capable of the following:

Delivery consistency of fluid (can get a schedule for each fluid (maybe labeled by a number), rate of flow, amount of flow, and when it flows)
Monitoring levels of the fluids remaining and notify accordingly
Tracking how much of the fluids have been used/administered
Does not contribute to air bubbles as no new air is being pumped in - rate is adjusted using only pressure
Extracting the fluids (Using an automated clamping mechanism that can adjust pressure

Solution Components:

Drip Rate System

Using an automated clamping mechanism that can apply pressure to achieve desired drip rate

Microcontroller

Determines what fluid to choose
Operates pumping systems to ensure appropriate drip

Drip Detection

Camera or other sensor to detect drips in tubing
Drip sizes are consistent ensuring that this is a viable option for detection

Metrics API + Fluid Distribution Web App

Programmable fluid distribution where the user specifies what liquid to dispense and how much of that liquid
Monitoring how much of each fluid is left and notifies personnel when it needs to be replaced. This can also be used to track how much of the fluid the patient has received.

Criterion for Success

Our regulator should be able to successfully control the rate at which fluids drip (1 mL / 5 min, 5 mL / hr). The web app should be able to take inputs regarding fluid distribution and the IV setup should be able to make changes to the amount of pressure to meet the expectations set appropriately. Also, we should be able to see metrics such as “Amount of Fluid Delivered”, “Average Rate of Delivery”, “Fluids Delivered”, etc. on a web application.

Contingency Plan:

Our team members have the necessary resources to continue working on the project and demoing the final result without any changes. We have access to some electronic tools at home such as a multimeter and a soldering iron.

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