SwRI Biomedical Engineering Product Design and Development: Continuous Arterial Blood Gas Monitor

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Continuous Arterial Blood Gas Monitor
   
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Manfacturing Line for Blood Gas Monitor

The first commercially available continuous arterial blood gas monitor was developed at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). This medical device uses an indwelling radial artery catheter with fiber optics to measure pH, pCO2, and pO2.

 
To complete this product development in less than a year, SwRI assembled a multidisciplinary team of electrical engineers, computer scientists, industrial designers, mechanical engineers, and optical physicists. SwRI assembled 20 preproduction prototypes using Good Manufacturing Practices for clinical trials and evaluation of the monitor.
 

For more information about continuous arterial blood gas monitor capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Keith Bartels, Ph.D., at kbartels@swri.org or (210) 522-6062.

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