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Currently, MRI pumps are restricted to certain computer sequencing and to the amount of radioactive dye that can be injected. The client requires a new pump to be made that can control the infusion rates of both gadolinium and saline, without having to constantly refill the syringes. This pump must be made from non-ferrous material.
Prototype completed. Consists of a pressure controlled chamber that contains an IV bag. Outflow rate is controlled by regulating gas pressure into the chamber. Team is finishing final report and will be considering future work.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 9 | Met team members for first time, contacted client and set up meeting. |
| 2 | September 16 | Met with client and determined design specifications. |
| 3 | September 23 | Brainstorming, researched ideas, got some articles from our client on MRI technologies. |
| 4 | September 30 | Brainstorming and research continues - now considering a few pump ideas such as a peristaltic pump and a syringe pump. |
| 5 | October 7 | Met with client again to get a better idea of what he is looking for, began preparing midsemester presentation. |
| 6 | October 14 | Worked on midsemester presentation and report. |
| 7 | October 21 | Continued narrowing down design ideas through research and correspondance with our client. |
| 8 | October 28 | Split up into two teams to better analyze our two design ideas we are now considering - either a peristaltic pump or a pressure chamber containing an IV bag. |
| 9 | November 4 | The two teams continued to research pros and cons of their respective design option. |
| 10 | November 11 | Two teams came back together to compare the information gathered for each design, and concluded as one team that we should pursue a pressure chamber. |
| 11 | November 18 | Began prototype design of pressure chamber and began looking for possible parts. |
| 12 | November 25 | Continued development of prototype design and search for parts. |
| 13 | December 2 | Began purchasing parts for prototype and constructing prototype. |
| 14 | December 9 | Finished building prototype, demostrated it in poster presentation. |
| 15 | December 16 | Final report finished, group discussed possibilities of future work for the device. |
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MRI Pump Product Design Specification (Dec 9 2003, 33 kb) |
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MRI Pump Preliminary Design Report (Dec 9 2003, 91 kb) |
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MRI Pump Mid-Semester Presentation (Dec 9 2003, 215 kb) |
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MRI Pump Mid-Semester Paper (Dec 9 2003, 34 kb) |
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MRI Pump Poster Presentation Slides (End of Semester) (Dec 9 2003, 95 kb) |
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MRI Pump Final Report (Dec 10 2003, 1863 kb) |
