PIV Infiltration Detection Device

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Abstract

Peripheral intravenous (PIV) therapy is the direct delivery of fluids or medication into a patient’s veins through a catheter and is prevalent in hospitals. PIV infiltrations, which is the leaking of IV fluid or medications into surrounding tissues, occurs in about 20% of all PIV cases and can be caused by improper placement or dislodgement of the catheter as well as patient movement. Currently, medical staff periodically check patients for infiltrations but if left undetected, it can cause scarring and severe tissue damage. This issue is especially problematic among children who may have trouble articulating the pain that is associated with infiltrations. The goal of our senior design project is to engineer a plug and play device for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) that identifies when an infiltration has occurred and alert the nurses. While some devices for detecting infiltrations exist, they have not found much success at CHOP. We hope to build a better and more accurate device by using multiple sensors (i.e. a thermal camera and flow rate sensor). Additionally, our device will be human engineered so that it is easy to use and seamlessly integrates into the current procedure followed by the nurses at CHOP. Through our device, we aim to quickly detect infiltrations and minimize the complications they cause.