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).

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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.

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