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Title
Design of a Sectioned Warming Device to Prevent Perioperative Hypothermia
Department(s)
Bioengineering
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
6/1/2021
Description
A healthy person’s homeostatic body temperature range is between 36oC and 37°C. During a surgical procedure, the patient’s body is subjected to anesthesia and a cold operating room that disrupt the homeostatic temperature range and cause the patient to develop perioperative hypothermia. Current devices used to remedy the problem are ineffective, unsafe and limit access to the surgical site when implemented.
The goal of this thesis project is to design and prototype a medical device to non-invasively monitor and display the core body temperature of a patient, while also safely providing heat to the patient when necessary. A key feature of this design is that it allows a surgeon to have unrestricted access to any surgical site. This device will incorporate a sectioned design to allow for addition and removal of electric heating components at any location on a patient’s body with an emergency shut-off feature to ensure patient safety.
The goal of this thesis project is to design and prototype a medical device to non-invasively monitor and display the core body temperature of a patient, while also safely providing heat to the patient when necessary. A key feature of this design is that it allows a surgeon to have unrestricted access to any surgical site. This device will incorporate a sectioned design to allow for addition and removal of electric heating components at any location on a patient’s body with an emergency shut-off feature to ensure patient safety.
Genre
thesis
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
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