Lung Technologies

Lung Technologies - Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention

Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT's are a major post-surgical complication today in healthcare. Currently, there are only a few options to prevent and treat a DVT. Healthcare providers are admittedly over-prescribing blood thinners but will tell you they have very few options to prevent a pre- or post-surgical DVT. Lung Technologies is gearing up to change that with all new compression therapies and our novel and new C-Pam or 'Continuous Pressure > Active Motion" technology. This student team will work to create an 8 bladder sequential operating cuff wrapped around the patients calf to prevent blood stagnation, the cause of deep vein thrombosis (DVT's). The student team will work to create a bladder with an operating pressure of 80 & 120 mmHg. The student team will work to create a bladder that operates sequentially up and down the 3 calf muscle groups preventing blood stagnation, encouraging improved blood flow and thus preventing DVT's. The student team will also work to create a single enclosure housing the motor, air pump and power source attached to the cuff and bladders for ease of set up and ease of use by the nurse. The outcome this student team will work to achieve is a fully functioning prototype with the ability to take it to industry for licensing agreements. This student team will also work to provide all mechancial, electrical, and computer specifications to Lung Technologies with the ability to take the product to industry for manufacturing.