Monday, August 15, 2016

Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set

via: Design Without Borders


Saving Lives of Children: Medical Device for Safe Administration of IV Therapy

In Uganda, 190,000 children under 5 die annually due to treatable diseases. .Shock affects 10% of children admitted to Ugandan and East African hospitals . Approximately 11-12% of them die, often within hours of admission. The majority of these children need immediate intravenous therapy, but often the needed equipment is not available .

 

In order to ensure safe administration of intravenous fluids and drugs to these children, electronic devices are necessary, but existing products are prohibitivelyexpensive and not well suited for low resource settings.

Electrical  and  embedded systems engineer Philippa Ngaju Makobore innovatively designed   Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set (ECGF) accurately administers intravenous (IV) fluids and drugs by controlling the rate of fluid flow based on feedback from a drop sensor.

As an add-on the ECGF device accurately infuses fluids and drugs intravenously and can be clamped onto preexisting drip equipment available in the market.  It is easy to operate and has key safety features which include alarms for rate of infusion , total volume and faulty sensors.In addition the gravity-feed infusion set is operated using batteries utilizing a hybrid ac power mains and solar charging bed that powers the device which making it more reliable for situations where power-cuts are common.


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