Infection Prevention Urinary Catheter

The goal of the project is to design and develop a urinary catheter that can reliably reduce the incidence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs).

=Problem Definition=

Background
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
 * CAUTIs are the most common type of nosocomial (hospital-related) infection. About 23% of patients in US hospitals require the use of a urinary catheter. The risk of acquiring a CAUTI increases by about 3-7% each day that an indwelling urinary catheter remains inside the patient.



Value Proposition

 * Improving and saving lives by comfortably and effectively preventing catheter-associated UTI's, the #1 leading cause of nosocomial infections. This new bacteria-flushing catheter will be an innovative approach to the current designs on the market and will reduce the incidence of infection of all catheter users compared to current products.​

Deliverables

 * Design and develop a fully functioning urinary catheter that demonstrates irrigating ability, sufficient drainage, along with various other product specification requirements presented below.

Specifications
=Design Considerations=

=Project Learning=

Embedded Spiral Design

 * Pros:​


 * No change to traditional profile​
 * Same procedure for insertion/removal​


 * Cons:​
 * No space creation for fluid flow​
 * Requires higher pressure for irrigation fluid discharge​

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Outer Spiral Design



 * Pros:​


 * Creates space for fluid to flush urethra​
 * Only one irrigation point at top​


 * Cons:​


 * Possible discomfort to patient​
 * Added surface area for bacteria growth
 * Displeasing profile​

=Final Design=

=Validation=

=Team Members=

=Additional Documentation=

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