Title :
Design of a wound irrigation system for standard irrigation solution containers
Author :
Volks, J.F. ; Gettens, Robert T T
Author_Institution :
Western New England Coll., Springfield, MA
Abstract :
The purpose of this project is to design a system for wound irrigation during trauma situations. The wound irrigation system is designed to interface with standard irrigation solution containers. An irrigation system is needed in order to prevent the risk of infection by driving bacteria out of the wound. The design will be verified and validated once manufactured. The major requirement is that the irrigation system can be used to irrigate several types of wounds and generates a pressure of 8 to 12 psi.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; microorganisms; patient treatment; wounds; bacteria; infection risk prevention; microorganisms; standard irrigation solution containers; trauma situations; wound irrigation system design; Containers; Fingers; Fluid flow; Irrigation; Microorganisms; Needles; Plastics; Protection; Valves; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2009 IEEE 35th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4362-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4364-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967671
