| Title: |
Infrared Guided Infant Blood Vessel Locator and Injection Device |
| Category: |
Industry |
| Intellectual Property: |
Student team assigns intellectual property control to company |
| Year: |
2009 |
| Semester: |
Fall |
| Sponsor Name: |
Raytheon Missile Systems |
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| Sponsor URL: |
http://www.Raytheon.com |
| Sponsor Information: |
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| Sponsor funding note: |
Only 2 of the 5 projects submitted by this sponsor will be allowed to be populated. |
| ITAR Restriction: |
Yes |
| Scope of work: |
Students must develop a real time auto positioning system for administering injections into active infants.
1. Device must locate injection site and administer injections
2. Device must minimize the probability of missing blood vessels during the injection process
3. Performance of device must be better than current methods
4. Safety of infant cannot be compromised |
| Project summary: |
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| Disciplines: |
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Electrical Engineering (1)
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (2)
Optical Sciences and Engineering (1) |
| Skills: |
ME –Structure design and prototype fabrication
SE – Detailed requirements outline and verifica
Biomed/AgBio – Fluid analysis with optimum inject
MatE –Biocompatible material selection
EE – Control systems with visual feedback
OS – IR sensor design
CS – control systems and subsystem integration |
| Additional resources: |
Access to Raytheon Engineering staff as needed as well as willingness of BioMed department support |
| Key Contact Name: |
Brian Perona |
| Key Contact Email: |
brian@raytheon.com |
| Key Contact Phone: |
520-794-8198 |
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