Major
Biomedical Engineering
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Loyola engineering students have developed a new transfer set prototype with the sponsorship of Baxter to aid the over 38 million people worldwide undergoing peritoneal dialysis for end-stage kidney disease. The redesigned prototype has a new clamp that will help elderly patients and those with low dexterity to easily engage and disengage the clamp, improving flow mechanics in the transfer set during treatment.
Community Partners
Baxter
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Gail Baura, Director, Engineering Science; Dr. Tom Johnson, Clinical Assistant Professor, Engineering Science
Supported By
Baxter
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Redesigning Transfer Set for Peritoneal Dialysis
Loyola engineering students have developed a new transfer set prototype with the sponsorship of Baxter to aid the over 38 million people worldwide undergoing peritoneal dialysis for end-stage kidney disease. The redesigned prototype has a new clamp that will help elderly patients and those with low dexterity to easily engage and disengage the clamp, improving flow mechanics in the transfer set during treatment.