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[theneedyseaflea]

[theneedyseaflea]

[mhealatumich]

The past month has brought a lot of progress and improvements for PeriOperative. Our project team is working on a patient warming device to prevent perioperative hypothermia, and we have three sub-teams: the design sub-team, the quality sub-team, and the business sub-team. This semester, the design team has been working towards a final prototype for our project. They have improved the screen control pad, and decided that we will use a thermistor for our device to sense patient core body temperature. The design team is also working on further improving the heating component of the patient-warming mattress to make it as safe and effective as possible.

The quality sub-team has been working towards obtaining a CE mark for our project. CE means “European Conformity” and is like FDA approval but for Europe. A CE mark will allow us to give hospitals in the Dominican Republic our finalized product. To obtain the CE mark, we need to perform a lot of testing and risk management on all components of our prototype. Members of the quality team working on risk management started creating a method to assess risk of all components of the device. Aspects of the design are ranked by the frequency and seriousness of possible risks in order to inform the design team of what could be improved. The quality team also started creating testing protocols for the temperature sensing elements of the design so that when the prototype is finalized, we can move into testing it for safety and effectiveness. Additionally, an exciting thing the team did recently was participate in the Center for Social Engaged Design (C-SED) design expo. Members of the team presented our poster for C-SED officials on Thursday, December 7th along with a few other M-Heal teams and some student senior design projects. While we did not win, our members gained valuable experience presenting our project in front of an audience.

Lastly, our team’s trip leads, Allie and Elizabeth, are planning an exciting trip for PeriOperative to visit out partner hospital in the Dominican Republic this semester, during which we hope to bring them a final prototype. The future looks bright and promising for Team PeriOperative!

[redthegreat]

We rolled out the new communication devices today ❤️📱#periop #iphonegang #nyp don't text me after 3:31pm lol 🤣

[ambien-prn]

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a device used to relieve pressure from the brain caused by fluid accumulation. VP shunting is a surgical procedure that is primarily used to treat a condition called hydrocephalus, which occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects in the brain’s ventricles. CSF cushions your brain and protects it from injury inside your skull. The fluid acts as a delivery system for nutrients that your brain needs, and also takes away waste products. Normally, CSF flows through these ventricles to the base of the brain. The fluid then bathes the brain and spinal cord before it is reabsorbed into the blood. When this normal flow is disrupted, the build-up of fluid can create harmful pressure on the brain’s tissues, which can damage the brain. VP shunts are surgically placed inside one of the brain’s ventricles to divert fluid away from the brain and restore normal flow and absorption of CSF.