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
3-2026
Primary Advisor
Christopher Heylman, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Additional Advisors
Soph Ziemian, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
The Tourniquet Tester is a device intended to be used as a standardized testing device for tourniquets. Due to the lack of a standard testing device for testing tourniquets that can produce accurate and reproducible results, it is difficult to test the efficacy of tourniquets currently being sold on the market. A standard testing device that can produce consistent and reproducible results would allow tourniquet manufacturing companies to properly test the efficacy of their product and develop proper guidelines and directions for users of the product. Medical professionals and military personnel who may use tourniquets in their line of work will be able to more effectively apply tourniquets to their patients if tourniquet developers are able to precisely define the required tourniquet tightness based on patient leg circumference. The goal of this project is to create a standard testing device that can produce consistent and reproducible results each time a tourniquet is tested with the device. This report will discuss the background, objectives, overview, project management, morphology and concept sketches, concept evaluation, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), hazard checklist, detailed design, prototype manufacturing, testing, and concluding remarks for this project.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bmedsp/221