Automated Air Removal Device for Infusion Pump; For a Free and Open Web: The Fight for Net Neutrality

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A device to automate the currently accepted technique for removing air from an IV line would decrease the burden on healthcare workers and improve patient experience. This device will be an appendage of industry standard infusion pumps, which presently set off an alarm when air is detected in the line. Rather than requiring a nurse to manually interfere with the line, our device will be given a window of time to carry out a mechanical action consisting of powering vibration motors at various strengths and lengths of time via a PWM signal to move the air upwards into the IV bag. The device will be controlled by an MSP432 and powered through a wall transformer.
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School of Engineering and Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Technical advisor: Harry Powell
Sociotechnical advisor: Peter Norton
Technical team members: Manuel Alvarado, Leah Bianchi, Orian Churney, Quinn Lewis, Bradley Lund