High Speed Blood and Fluid Transfusion Equipment

Abstract

A novel fluid warmer was developed for treating hypothermic injured soldiers. This medical device uses advanced thermal battery technology that allows for rapid heating of fluid without electric energy. Three prototype devices were built and have undergone refinement and optimization with extensive performance testing. The device can heat fluids (target temperature 35-deg C - 40-deg C) over a range of test conditions. It performed better than comparable units in temperature maintenance and time to reach target temperature. The devices flow rate ranged from 111 to 596 ml/min depending on setup conditions. These results confirm that this device has beneficial applications to portable rapid infusion of warmed fluids into the injured soldier.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA521781

Entities

People

  • John Fildes
  • Jonathan Whittum
  • Kaveh Khalili
  • Lance D. Kirol
  • Laura Boomer
  • Michael Benassi
  • Michael Russo
  • Paul Sarkisian
  • Tim Browder

Organizations

  • University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Boards
  • Complex Compounds
  • Control Systems
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • Infusions
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optimization
  • Performance Tests
  • Power Supplies
  • Printed Circuits
  • Prototypes
  • Separators
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Standards

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.