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To develop a surgical centrifuge that saves blood

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Project Overview

Currently blood loss in the operating room is managed by use of a cell saver. With that technology blood is sucked up and filtered and given back to the patient. Unfortunately a lot of blood is also soaked up in sponges that are like super fine rags. This blood cannot be retrieved and is lost. One solution is to have a washing machine/centrifuge on the operating room table that will spin and wash the sponges gently with sterile saline and then the bloody fluid is delivered into the cell saver and filtered and given back to the patient.

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Team members from left to right: Peter Moua, Mitch Resch, David Piotrowski, Christopher Nguyen, Tasnia Tabassum
Team members from left to right: Peter Moua, Mitch Resch, David Piotrowski, Christopher Nguyen, Tasnia Tabassum

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Team Members

  • David Piotrowski - Team Leader
  • Tasnia Tabassum - Communicator
  • Peter Moua - BSAC
  • Mitch Resch - BWIG
  • Christopher Nguyen - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Dr. Jeremy Rogers - Advisor
  • Dr. Ken Noonan - Client

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