College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Biomedical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Biomedical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Biomedical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Biomedical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Biomedical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Biomedical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Biomedical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Biomedical Engineering
Date
3-2024
Primary Advisor
Robert Crockett, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
This Final Report reviews and outlines the scope, objectives, and deliverables for the BCPAP Interface Redesign project, aimed at enhancing the functionality, usability, and patient experience of the existing BCPAP interface. It also includes detailed testing results and manufacturing plans for the device prototype. The current system has challenges in universal usability, time constraints, and patient comfort, which this project intends to address effectively. The goal of this project is to reevaluate and redesign the interface of the bubble continuous positive air pressure (BCPAP) machine’s attachment site with the infant. Due to the millions of premature neonates and thousands of those suffering from respiratory distress syndrome born every year, and the urgency required when attaching infants to these devices, there exists a need to improve the efficiency and speed of attachment by nurses and respiratory therapists to increase the likelihood of infant survival. This document first provides an introduction and background detailing the necessity of the BCPAP machine and some of the current issues experienced by clinicians when attaching this device. Then, current commercially available devices manufactured by various companies are outlined in addition to the rules, regulations, and codes that the redesigned device will follow. Following this, a preliminary patent search detailing patented BCPAP interface technologies is outlined. An analysis of the current market potential discusses the financial potential of creating a successful, novel device redesign. The objective section clearly states the scope of this project and includes a problem statement, project definition, indications for use, customer requirements, Quality Function Deployment, and engineering specifications. Following this section are photos and descriptions of a more detailed design prototype, as well as manufacturing plans for the prototype, followed by test plans detailing what criteria of the design will be tested and how. The test plans also include the expected outcomes of each test. Photos and descriptions of following iterations are also included, as well as the results for testing of the final prototype and feedback from Dr. Van Scoy and Sierra Vista respiratory therapists. The data presented in this document supports the successful redesign of the BCPAP interface and demonstrates the project developed to meet the goals outlined for the scope of this work. This document has been constructed and agreed upon by the four student biomedical engineers involved in this project.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bmedsp/185