Accessible Syringe Dosing System

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Accessible Syringe Dosing System

• BME 455
• December 9th, 2004

Team B Glen Langston Allison Lewis Lyndsay
Smith Eric Tolley
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Outline

• General Background
• Project Guidelines
• Research
• Potential Designs
• Final Design
• Plan of Action for Spring 2005

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General Background

• Home Healthcare Increasing
• Accuracy of Dosing is Paramount
• Problems with Current Dosing Systems
• Large
• Expensive
• Complex

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Project Guidelines

• Problem Statement
• To create an apparatus that is capable of
  automatically dispensing liquid medication into a
  standard 1cc syringe.
• Accurate (0.01 cc)
• Mix
• Easy to Use
• Available for Home Use

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Project Guidelines

• Team Goals
• Modularity of Syringes
• Minimal Cost
• Easily Maintained
• Participate in 2004-2005 National Student Design
  Competition

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Research

• Literature Search
• Patent Database
• Personal Contacts
• FDA Regulations

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Research

• Literature Search
• Textbooks
• Journals Database
• Internet

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Research

• Patent Database
• Syringe Infusion Systems
• Industrial Dosing Systems
• Components of Potential Designs

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Research

• Personal Contacts
• East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
• University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Research

• FDA Regulations
• Class II Device
• Requirements

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Potential Designs

• Drive Mechanism
• Fluid Transfer Mechanism
• Motors
• Measurement System
• Mixing
• Syringe(s)

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Potential Designs

• Drive Mechanism
• Pump
• Spring
• Piston
• Suction Pump
• Screw

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Potential Designs

• Fluid Transfer Mechanism
• Fixed Tubing
• Interchangeable Tubing
• Tubeless

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Potential Designs

• Motors
• AC
• DC

Simple DC Motor
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Potential Designs

• Measurement System
• Weight
• Panel Resistor
• Drive Mechanism

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Potential Designs

• Mixing
• Stirring
• Rocking
• Shaking
• Rotating

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Potential Designs

• Syringe(s)
• Calibrated
• High Accuracy
• Standard

RYVMED Standard 10cc Syringe
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Final Design

• Screw Driven
• No Tubing
• DC Motor
• Shaker Mixing
• Standard Syringe

Vertical Setup for Design
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Plan of Action for Spring 2005

• Finalize Design 1/25
• Launch Website 1/25
• Prototype 3/22
• Testing 4/5-12
• Adjustments 4/5-12
• Finalize Website 4/30
• Finalize Project 4/30
• Finalize Report 5/3
• Oral Presentation 5/3