A mechanism to consistently and accurately mimic arterial line waveforms.

Project Overview

​​ Medical students need to be able to practice a wide variety of different techniques and skills on representative models to improve their skills without putting a living patient at risk. One such technique is arterial line monitoring. This technique involves placing an arterial line in the patient’s artery to monitor their blood pressure and arterial waveform. Our device should be able to attach to a syringe of saline and replicate the waveforms expected from arterial line monitoring of a living patient. The device should be able to have adjustable heart rate, blood pressure, and ideally arterial line waveform. Finally, it should be affordable and allow for an experience that is comparable to the real world.

Team Picture

Files

• Final Poster Presentation (December 15, 2021)
• Final Report (December 15, 2021)
• Final Notebook (December 15, 2021)
• Preliminary Report (October 20, 2021)
• Preliminary Presentation (October 15, 2021)
• PDS (September 24, 2021)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Sammie Gilarde - Team Leader
• Riley Norman - Communicator
• Kasey Mohlke - BSAC
• Mateo Silver - Co-BWIG
• Sophia Finn - Co-BWIG
• Frankie Szatkowski - BPAG

Advisor and Client

• Dr. Melissa Skala - Advisor
• Mr. Mitchel Reuter - Client