Hydraulic flow loop for LVAD performance and blood compatibility testing: The hydraulic flow loop will be robust (leak proof), instrumented, easy to fill, drain, etc. The VAD team will use this for hydraulic testing of prototype pumps. Additionally, the same loop should have a small enough priming volume and be made of compatible materials so that it can be used for recirculating "blood bag" experiments.

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Project Name

LVAD Test Loop

Project Number

P09021

Project Family

Artifical Organ Engineering

Track

Assistive Devices and Bioengineering

Start Term

20082

End Term

20083

Faculty Guide

Dr. Steven Day (ME Department)

Teaching Assistant

Ed Hanzlik

Primary Customer

Dr. Steven Day

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure

Values and Norms

Required Resources

Customer Interviews

Project Related Literature Search

Weekly Presentations

Identify Customer Needs

Establish Target Specifications

Generate Product Concepts

Select Product Concept(s)

Risk Assessment

Calculations and Analysis

Bill of Materials

CAD Design

Concept Design Review Documents (SD I)

Detailed Design Review Documents (SD I)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD I)

Test Plan

MSD1 Contract

Imagine RIT Poster

Technical Conference Publication (SD II)

Poster Publication (SD II)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD II)